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....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHEStanborough, Rebecca
Summary: "Explains the history behind andthe process of building the Great Wall of China"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 931 STMooney, Carla
Summary: "For thousands of years, the Great Wall of China has stretched across China's Northern provinces. It winds like a giant, sleeping dragon from the Pacific coast in the east to the Gobi Desert in the west. But it's not the only wall in China. Learn about the boodling techniques used, the empires who constructed them, and what their purposes were over the centuries in this informative book. Put...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Educational Media 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 931 MOOHirsch, Rebecca E.
Summary: "Each spread throughout this book explores a breakthrough in the history of engineering, complete with hilarious commentary from Garfield the cat--who would really rather be taking a nap"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2020
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Summary: A companion book to "Day of the Dragon King" presents facts about the real dragon king, the construction of the Great Wall of China, and the traditions associated with Chinese New Year.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951 OSBMachajewski, Sarah
Summary: The Great Wall of China is the longest structure ever built by humans, crossing mountains and rivers. It is a lasting symbol of the ways the human and physical geographic features of East and Southeast Asia come together. From the bustling city of Hong Kong to the island nations of Singapore and Malaysia, readers will discover how people have impacted the land, and how the land has affected the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020