For more than two thousand years, a secret army of life-size terra-cotta soldiers lay buried underground in China. But in 1974, some farmers digging a well discovered the first of what turned out to be an army of more than 7,000. Who made them? And why? In this fascinating reader, kids will learn all about one of the wonders of the ancient world and the fierce first emperor of China.
| ISBN: | 9780448455808 |
| Publication date: | 3rd February 2011 |
| Author: | Jane OConnor, Erfian Asafat, Caravan Studio |
| Publisher: | Grosset & Dunlap an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 48 pages |
| Series: | All Aboard Reading. Station Stop 3 |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Countries, cultures and national identity Children’s / Teenage general interest: Art and artists History |