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Author
Series
Seven wonders volume 2
Language
English
Description
Journeying to the ancient city of Babylon when Bhegad tracks down Marco, the companions face a daunting choice involving a dire trap and a long-lost figure from Jack's past.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 116 pages : color illustrations, color 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
Publisher
DK, in association with the British Museum
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
[Fourth edition].
Physical Desc
72 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
A photo essay documents ancient Rome and the people who lived there as revealed through the many artifacts they left behind, including shields, swords, tools, toys, cosmetics, and jewelry.
Author
Series
Sherlock files volume 3
Language
English
Description
Xena and Xander Holmes, an American brother and sister who are living in England, use clues from their ancestor Sherlock Holmes' casebook when they are asked by a classmate to find an ancient Egyptian artifact that has been missing for many years.
Author
Series
Edition
Revised edition.
Language
English
Description
New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! A detailed look at life in Egypt - from the pharaoh and his courtiers, through the mystical rites of the priests, to the world of the workers in the fields. Featuring stunning items from the tomb of Tutankhamun and jewelry from the royal palaces, Eyewitness Ancient Egypt shows how Egyptian palaces, Eyewitness Ancient Egypt shows how Egyptian nobles lived. Find out how they prepared for...
11) King Tut's tomb
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about King Tut's tomb. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
12) National Geographic investigates ancient Inca: archaeology unlocks the secrets of the Inca's past
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Shows how ancient treasures help scientists today to piece together the puzzle of the Inca's past. Includes Inca pottery, textiles, and the mummy called the Ice Maiden."--From source other than the Library of Congress
Author
Series
Pandava volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth in order to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon.
14) National Geographic investigates ancient Greece: archaeology unlocks the secrets of Greece's past
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
41 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 28 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
An account of Dr. George Reisner's 1925 discovery and excavation of a secret tomb in Giza, Egypt, based on archival documents and records, but told through the fictionalized experiences of a young boy who accompanies his father on the dig.
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