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Where Is the Great Wall?

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Where Is the Great Wall?
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Patricia Brennan Demuth
By (author) Who HQ
Illustrated by Jerry Hoare
SeriesWhere Is?
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 194,Width 135
ISBN/Barcode 9780448483580
ClassificationsDewey:931
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint G P Putnam's Sons
Publication Date 5 February 2015
Publication Country United States

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 Biography

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?