The Great Wall of China

by Leonard Everett Fisher

Paperback, 1986

Status

Available

Call number

H220BC

Tags

Great Wall, China history, ancient China, H220-206BC

Genres

Publication

Atheneum Books for Young Readers (1986), Hardcover, 32 pages

Description

A brief history of the Great Wall of China, begun about 2,200 years ago to keep out Mongol invaders.

User reviews

LibraryThing member mwittkids
Fact-filled picture book about the bilding of one of the 7 Wonders of the World.

Subjects

China History To 221 B.C
Great Wall of China (China) History
Great Wall of China (China) History Juvenile literature

Awards

Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 1989)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Informational Books — 1988)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 4-8 — 1988)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1988-1989)

Language

English

Physical description

32 p.

ISBN

0689801785 / 9780689801785

Barcode

1073

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