Description
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. Through the story of the wall, Patricia Brennan Demuth is able to tell the story of China itself, the rise and fall of dynasties, the greatness of its culture, and its present-day status as a Communist world power.
Author: Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who Hq
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Published: 02/05/2015
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.30w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9780448483580
ISBN10: 0448483580
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Symbols, Monuments, National Parks, etc.
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Asia
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Ancient
Author: Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who Hq
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Published: 02/05/2015
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.30w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9780448483580
ISBN10: 0448483580
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Symbols, Monuments, National Parks, etc.
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Asia
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Ancient
About the Author
Patricia Brennan Demuth is the author of What Was Ellis Island?, What Was Pearl Harbor?, Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?, and Who Is Bill Gates?