Theme: archaeology

Closer

By Book Importer | Published: March 17, 2011

Closer to victory…or closer to death? An army of darkness is on the march: Who won’t escape with their life? The fourth book in the New York Times Bestselling TUNNELS series! At long last reunited with his dad, Will now spends his days exploring the “land of the second sun,” decoding the cryptic glyphs carved [...]

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Bog Child

By Book Importer | Published: March 30, 2010

DIGGING FOR PEAT in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she’s been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him—his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in [...]

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Pharaoh’s Boat

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

The author tells the story of how one of the greatest boats of ancient Egypt came to be built—and built again. In the shadow of the Great Pyramid at Giza, the most skilled shipwrights in all of Egypt are building an enormous vessel that will transport Cheops, the mighty pharaoh, across the winding waterway and [...]

Descriptors: Egypt, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Picture Book, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Emperor’s Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This book describes the archaeological discovery of thousands of life-sized terracotta warrior statues in northern China in 1974, and discusses the emperor who had them created and placed near his tomb.

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The Dead Sea Scrolls

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This book details the important archaeological discovery of the ancient manuscripts known as the Dead Sea Scrolls and discusses efforts to translate them, the battle over their possession, and the people who have figured in their history.

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Israel, Nonfiction, Palestine » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In 1911, Hiram Bingham, the young Yale professor, set out on his expedition in search of Inca ruins. Guided the last steps by a young Quechua boy, he discovered not the rumored lost city, but the ruins of Machu Picchu, a city totally unknown to the outside world, and one of the wonders of the [...]

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Peru, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Hatshepsut, His Majesty, Herself

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This is an informative picturebook biography of Egypt’s only successful female pharaoh. Hatshepsut gained Egypt’s throne when all her male siblings — including the half brother whom she married — died. Originally named regent to her nephew, Tuthmosis III, Hatshepsut gradually assumed more and more power, and eventually had herself crowned pharaoh. Since no [...]

Descriptors: Biography, Egypt, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment