Sticker long ago

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Websites to visit

Website 1
Watch a video clip about Tutankhamun who became an Egyptian pharaoh at the age of nine.

Website 2
See what Viking warriors would have worn.

Website 3
Visit a castle and meet a medieval noblewoman.

Website 4
Design a robe worthy of a Chinese emperor. (Watch the video to find out more about robes worn by Chinese emperors.)

Website 5
Find out about Moctezuma, who ruled the Aztecs 500 years ago.

Website 6
Examine a painting of a Mughal emperor and his colourful court. (Scroll down to see more views and zoom in on details.)

Website 7
Enter the Hall of Mirrors inside the Palace of Versailles. (Click on the pictures at the bottom of the screen to move to another room.)

Website 8
Watch dancers act out the parts of Columbine and Harlequin, a comic Italian play popular 300 years ago.

Website 9
Find out how to fold a large piece of paper into a samurai helmet.

Website 10
Fun facts about cowboys and the Wild West.

Website 11
Browse pictures of female athletes and sportswear from the 1920s.

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About this book

Sticker books
Sticker long ago

Travel back in time and see what people wore long ago, from mighty Egyptian queens and tough Viking farmers to Japanese samurai and American cowboys. Includes over 170 reusable stickers of clothes, armour and accessories to dress the characters, and links to websites to find out more about life long ago.

See the other books in this series.

Megan Cullis

Megan studied English at university and then went on to write books for Usborne. She’s now teaching English to children in a secondary school, where Usborne books make a regular appearance!

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