The Emperor's Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China
Jane O'Connor$16.99
$19.99
Lintong County, People's Republic of China, March 1974
Three farmers are digging a well when suddenly their shovels hit something hard. It is a clay head of a mad who stares back at them, open-eyed and amazingly real looking. The farmers have never seen anything like it; neither have the archeologists who arrive and being to uncover more and more pottery men--first dozens, then hundres and eventually thousands Buried for more than 2,200 years, they are soldiers, life-size as well as life-like, and they stand at attention as if waiting for the command to charge into battle. The only thing missing is their weapons, and soon those are found too--thousands of real bronze swords, daggers, and arrowheads still so sharp they can split a hair. Now, after almost thirty years of ongoing excavation, a buried army of 7,500 terracotta soldiers and horses has emerged. And this site that three farmers accidentally stumbled upon ranks along with the Great Pyramids in Egypt as one of the true wonders of the ancient world. The Emperor's Silent Army features more than forty full-color photos that showcase the terracotta troops. A vivid and engaging text tells all about the army as well as the extraordinary story of the men who commanded its creation--the ruthless and tyrannical first emperor of China.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/15/2002
ISBN: 9780670035120
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.29h x 9.07w x 0.39d
Award: Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Orbis Pictus Award - Honor Book
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 03/15/2002 pg. 422
School Library Journal 04/01/2002 pg. 179
Booklist 04/15/2002 pg. 1398
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2002 pg. 413
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 475 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Multicultural Review 12/01/2002 pg. 106
Booklist 12/01/2002 pg. 684
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2003 pg. 797
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 475 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 58901 / Emperor's Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China
Reading Level: 6.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1
Three farmers are digging a well when suddenly their shovels hit something hard. It is a clay head of a mad who stares back at them, open-eyed and amazingly real looking. The farmers have never seen anything like it; neither have the archeologists who arrive and being to uncover more and more pottery men--first dozens, then hundres and eventually thousands Buried for more than 2,200 years, they are soldiers, life-size as well as life-like, and they stand at attention as if waiting for the command to charge into battle. The only thing missing is their weapons, and soon those are found too--thousands of real bronze swords, daggers, and arrowheads still so sharp they can split a hair. Now, after almost thirty years of ongoing excavation, a buried army of 7,500 terracotta soldiers and horses has emerged. And this site that three farmers accidentally stumbled upon ranks along with the Great Pyramids in Egypt as one of the true wonders of the ancient world. The Emperor's Silent Army features more than forty full-color photos that showcase the terracotta troops. A vivid and engaging text tells all about the army as well as the extraordinary story of the men who commanded its creation--the ruthless and tyrannical first emperor of China.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/15/2002
ISBN: 9780670035120
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.29h x 9.07w x 0.39d
Award: Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Orbis Pictus Award - Honor Book
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 03/15/2002 pg. 422
School Library Journal 04/01/2002 pg. 179
Booklist 04/15/2002 pg. 1398
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2002 pg. 413
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 475 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Multicultural Review 12/01/2002 pg. 106
Booklist 12/01/2002 pg. 684
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2003 pg. 797
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 475 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 58901 / Emperor's Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China
Reading Level: 6.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1