Emperor Qin's Terra Cotta Army (Unearthing Ancient Worlds) [Library Binding]

Michael Capek (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2008 | Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Unearthing Ancient Worlds

A dead emperor guarded by his army for 2,000 years... One day in 1974, a group of farmers in rural China found a life-size clay statue of a man's head buried deep in a field. When government archaeologists inspected the area, they discovered that beneath the ground were more than eight thousand life-size clay soldiers, each one with a unique face. In nearby chambers, they unearthed clay horses, carefully preserved swords, bronze statues, and other astonishing things. Where did these treasures come from? And why were they buried? Slowly the story revealed itself. It centered around Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, who died in 210 B.C.. For forty years leading up to his death, thousands of artists from across China had sculpted an enormous city where he would be buried, guarded and protected by thousands of clay soldiers. This city remained hidden for over two thousand years. This important archaeological find offers amazing insight into the civilization of ancient China.

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Michael Capek is the author of numerous stories, articles and books for young readers, including Artistic Trickery, Murals, A Ticket to Jamaica, and A Personal Tour of a Shaker Village. He is a retired English teacher and a native Kentuckian.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Library Binding: 80 pages
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (CT) (March 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822575078
• ISBN-13: 978-0822575078
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,410,825 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A retired teacher, Michael Capek has written hundreds of stories, poems, articles, and twelve books, eight of them for middle school readers, his favorite audience. A life-long resident of Kenton County, Kentucky, Michael Capek is a graduate of Cumberland College and Eastern Kentucky University, grandfather of three, die-hard Reds fan, raiser of bonsai trees, and closet clarinet-player. "I play in the closet for the acoustics," he explains, "and for the benefit of neighborhood cats. They always seem to think I'm skinning their cousins." Readers and critics agree that THE STEAMBOAT SHUFFLE is by far his best published novel to date.

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1.0 out of 5 stars I did not receive this book. So unfortunately, I will not shop at Amazon if I can get my books somewhere else., February 12, 2010

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