Where were the seven wonders of the ancient world?
"More than 2,000 years ago, travelers wrote about the incredible sights they saw while on their journeys. They told tales of hanging gardens that were built for a Babylonian queen, and a colossal statue that guided ships through the harbor of Rhodes in Greece. These writers compiled a list of the ve...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Workshop,
[2020]
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| Series: | Where is (Grosset & Dunlap)
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| Summary: | "More than 2,000 years ago, travelers wrote about the incredible sights they saw while on their journeys. They told tales of hanging gardens that were built for a Babylonian queen, and a colossal statue that guided ships through the harbor of Rhodes in Greece. These writers compiled a list of the very best of these sights that are now known as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Author Yona Zeldis McDonough takes the readers on a trip to the Great Pyramids in Egypt (the only Wonder still standing), the Statue of Zeus at Olympia in ancient Greece, and the other spectacles, detailing the creativity and skill that these early civilizations possessed"--. |
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| Item Description: | "An official WhoHQ book" --Cover. |
| Physical Description: | 108 pages illustrations, maps 20 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 8-12 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
| ISBN: | 9780593093306 0593093305 9780593093313 0593093313 9781544443966 154444396X |
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