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The emperor's silent army : terracotta warriors of Ancient China /

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Viking, 2002.Description: 48 p. : col. ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0670035122
  • 9780670035120
Other title:
  • Terracotta warriors of Ancient China
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 931 21
LOC classification:
  • DS747.9.C47 O26 2002
Contents:
A strange discovery -- The quest for immortality -- Buried soldiers -- The faces of ancient China -- Inside the emperor's tomb -- The emperor's legacy.
  • A Junior Library Guild selection.
Summary: 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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Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Status Barcode
JNF JNF Chamberlin Free Public Library Juvenile Nonfiction J 931 OCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) DS747.9.C47 Available 34517000334386

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.

A strange discovery -- The quest for immortality -- Buried soldiers -- The faces of ancient China -- Inside the emperor's tomb -- The emperor's legacy.

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.

A Junior Library Guild selection.

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