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Ancient civilizations (New York, N.Y.) Boxcar children great adventure 3 Core curriculum video libraries (Cambridge educational (Firm)) Core curriculum video library DK eyewitness books Engineering wonders I can read! 1, Beginning reading Magic tree house fact tracker Modern library of the world's best books Real ChineseSummary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.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 WHEMann, Elizabeth
Summary: Examines the building of the Great Wall of China and the thousands of years of conflict that preceded it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mikaya Press 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951 MANHenzel, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Co. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951 HENFisher, Leonard Everett.
Summary: A brief history of the Great Wall of China, begun about 2,200 years ago to keep out Mongol invaders.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan 1986
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 931 FISSummary: European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Great 2017Stanborough, 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 STSummary: 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 CHIZhao, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Teen 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ZHACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ZHAMorley, Jacqueline.
Summary: Describes the construction of the Great Wall of China.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355 MORCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355 MORRajan, 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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 624 RAJMooney, 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 MOOSummary: European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2017
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GRECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GrSummary: One of the most prominent names in magic in the latter half of the 20th century, David Copperfield has been amazing audiences with his grand-scale tricks and sleights of hand. Compiles some of David's greatest magical feats, including the disappearing Statue of Liberty, the vanishing airplane, the "imploding building" and walking through the Great Wall of China.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: SRO Entertainment 2004
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DAVBerenstain, Mike
Summary: The Berenstain Bears travel around the world, from Africa to the Great Wall of China, using their Anywhere-Anyplace Machine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN BERJoel, Billy
Contents: No man's land -- The Great Wall of China -- Blonde over blue -- A minor variation -- Shades of grey -- All about soul -- Lullabye (Goodnight, my angel) -- The river of dreams -- Two thousand years -- Famous last words.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 1993
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK JOEHirsch, 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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Place a hold to request this item.Kitaro
Contents: Silk road -- Bell tower -- Heavenly father -- The great river (Yellow River) -- The Great Wall of China -- Flying celestial nymphs -- Silk road fantasy -- Shimmering light -- Westbound -- Time -- Bodhisattva --Everlasting road.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Gramavision 1985
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD NEW AGE KITSummary: Just as being able to ask for directions is a key skill when visiting China, so is the know-how needed to pay the right fare and obtain the right ticket when using the country's public transportation. This program demonstrates how to use Chinese words and phrases to get around by taxi, bus, and train. Cultural topics include: a trip to the Great Wall, with rich historical background on its...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Kafka, Franz
Summary: Franz Kafka's enigmatic, deadpan, and deeply pessimistic stories are central to literary modernism. In 'The Metamorphosis', the estrangement of everyday life becomes corporealized when Gregor Samsa wakes up as a giant bug and wonders how he is going to get to work on time. Kafka inverts the implied degradation of a man's transformation into an animal in 'A Report of the Academy', an ape's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 1952
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: From the creation legend of Panku to the demise of the Han Dynasty, this program traces Chinese history and explores the roots of Chinese culture today. Visit the Great Wall of China as scholars discuss why it remains even today a symbol of oppression, exemplified in the legend of the weeping woman; the Imperial Palace and how it exemplifies Chinese beliefs in harmony; and the Beijing Opera,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Osborne, Mary Pope.
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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951 OSBGarretson, Dee
Summary: The Alden siblings continue their mission to return lost artifacts around the world by visiting the Great Wall of China and an elephant reserve in Thailand, among other sites, but halfway around the world trouble seems closer than ever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2017