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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Who HQ introduction to the city of Chichen Itza describes its historical role as a vital center of religious, political, scientific and artistic activity for the Maya, in a series entry that also explores the remarkable architectural achievements of the Castillo pyramid and the Temple of the Warriors.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the archaeological discovery of thousands of life-sized terracotta warrior statues in northern China in 1974, and discusses the emperor who had them created and placed near his tomb.
4) Mesa Verde
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated introduction to the Mesa Verde, describing archaeological evidence of the prehistoric civilization of the American Southwest. Includes a glossary and time line.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
ix, 116 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
This study of Native American societies is adapted for younger readers from Charles C. Mann's best-selling 1491. Turning conventional wisdom on its head, the book argues that the people of North and South America lived in enormous cities, raised pyramids hundreds of years before the Egyptians did, engineered corn, and farmed the rainforests.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
'Tomb Explorers' examines the hunt for and discovery of ancient tombs, and the valuable treasures they hold, whether that be gold and jewels, or important artifacts that offer us a window on to the past. Part of the Treasure Hunters series, 'Tomb Explorers' offers a cross curricular mix of science & technology and history & civilizations, with a fun, dramatic approach. Tombs covered in the book include that of Tutankhamun, the Sumerian royal tombs...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
47 p. : col. ill., 1 col. map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses some of Egypt's most famous artifacts and monuments, including the pyramids, the Rosetta Stone, and, especially, the Great Sphinx, presenting research and speculation about their origins and their future.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The bloody Battle of Spotsylvania Court House took place in May 1864. The frantic back-and-forth fighting at an area now called the Bloody Angle was among the fiercest single-day battles of the entire Civil War. How did the bullet-riddled stump of a once-mighty oak tree there become a symbol of the conflict? What can its story tell us about that day's battle and the broader history of the Civil War? Readers will out the answers to these questions...
13) Stonehenge
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces Stonehenge, describes how it was constructed, and discusses current and past restoration and preservation plans.
Author
Series
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the struggles and accomplishments in building the Pyramids of Giza. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Unearth the secrets of the mysterious giant stone statues on this tiny remote Pacific island. Easter Island, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean thousands of miles from anywhere, has intrigued visitors since Europeans first arrived in the 1700s. How did people first come to live there? How did they build the enormous statues and why? How were they placed around the island without carts or even wheels? Scientists have learned many of the answers, although...
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
112 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 23 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the history of the Civil War submarine the H.L. Hunley, including the construction, mysterious sinking, recovery, and restoration.
19) National Geographic investigates ancient Aztec: archaeology unlocks the secrets of Mexico's past
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the work of archaeologists who have uncovered the artifacts of ancient Aztecs of Mexico.
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