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Ancient civilizations (New York, N.Y.) Checkerboard geography library Core curriculum video libraries (Cambridge educational (Firm)) Core curriculum video library Fact finders Iron Widow 1 Troubled treasures ; world heritage sites Troubled treasures world heritage sites Where is Wonders of the world bookSummary: 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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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 951 GREDemuth, 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 WHEStanborough, 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 STSummary: 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
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Great 2017Fisher, 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 FISZhao, 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 ZHACopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ZHAMann, 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
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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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Co. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951 HENSummary: 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 CHISummary: 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