Hidden Army: Clay Soldiers of Ancient China
By (Author) Jane O'Connor
Penguin Putnam Inc
Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S.
3rd February 2011
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Educational: Social sciences, social studies
Childrens / Teenage general interest: History and the past
Educational: First / native language: Readers and reading schemes
Educational: History
931.04
Paperback
48
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 4mm
105g
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.
Jane O'Connor lives in New York City.