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Summary: Panoramic illustrations and fascinating text reveal the story of the Great Wall and the individuals who helped build it, bringing to life key periods and turning points in the Great Wall's history.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2022

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Mann, Elizabeth

Summary: Examines the building of the Great Wall of China and the thousands of years of conflict that preceded it.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Mikaya Press 1997

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951 MAN

Henzel, Cynthia Kennedy

Summary: Offers a brief overview of the history of the Great Wall of China, discussing its original purpose, how it was built, why it is considered a threatened monument, and what is being done to conserve it.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Co. 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951 HEN

Demuth, Patricia.

Summary: More than two thousand years ago, with his land under constant attack from nomads, the First Emperor of China came up with a simple solution: build a wall to keep out enemies. It was a wall that kept growing and growing. But its construction came at a huge cost: it is believed that more than a million Chinese died building it, earning the wall its nickname--the longest cemetery on earth....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group 2015

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHE

Fisher, Leonard Everett.

Summary: A brief history of the Great Wall of China, begun about 2,200 years ago to keep out Mongol invaders.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan 1986

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 931 FIS

Morley, Jacqueline.

Summary: Describes the construction of the Great Wall of China.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 2006

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355 MOR

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355 MOR

Rajan, Rekha S.

Summary: "This accessible nonfiction compendium explores the creation of 10 global landmarks, from the first spark of an idea to the final layer of paint. Acclaimed educator Rekha S. Rajan encourages readers to see themselves as the engineers, builders, architects, and more through interactive stories and a unique structure"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 624 RAJ

Summary: China Rises (a look at this rapidly developing economic power, from a factory to a pop concert and an Olympic volleyball court to the red carpet at the Shanghai Film Festival) and Behind the Great Wall (a look at the world's single greatest structure).

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery Channel 2008

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CHI

Stanborough, Rebecca

Summary: "Explains the history behind andthe process of building the Great Wall of China"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2016

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 931 ST

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 1981

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951 GRE

Zhao, Xiran Jay,.

Summary: "The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall of China. It doesn't matter that the girls die from the mental strain. When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister's death. But when she gets her...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Teen 2021

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ZHA

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ZHA

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