"Iraq gets a lot of bad publicity. People hear regularly about the country's troubles without learning about its achievements. For example, you've maybe never heard that Iraqis invented the wheel, sailboat, and plow! This title takes young readers past news headlines to tell the full story of Iraq"--Provided by the publisher.

Compares and contrasts how the wealthy and poor Mesopotamians lived.

A look at the culture and history of ancient Mesopotamia.