Title Secrets of the terra-cotta soldier / Ying Chang Compestine, Vinson Compestine

Published New York : Amulet Books, 2014

Click on the following:
ProQuest Ebook Central

Copies

Description 1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations Contents Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; 1 "WE FOUND AN EARTH GOD!"; 2 THE TERRA-COTTA HEAD; 3 GETTING ACQUAINTED; 4 SCHOOL; 5 THE TEAHOUSE; 6 JOINING THE QIN ARMY; 7 ASSEMBLING; 8 GUARDING THE GREAT WALL; 9 THE POLITICAL OFFICER; 10 DYNAMITE; 11 FEEDING MING; 12 JOINING THE CAVALRY; 13 CHENGFU BATTLE; 14 JOURNEY TO THE TOMB; 15 INSIDE THE TOMB; 16 THE YELLOW-POWDER TRAP; 17 "YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE US!"; 18 SHÍ'S LAST BATTLE; 19 THE REWARD; 20 TOMB ROBBERS; 21 THE WALKIE-TALKIE; 22 SACRIFICE THE ARM, SAVE THE BODY; 23 THE TRAP; 24 VISITORS; 25 THREE MONTHS LATER; GLOSSARY; AUTHORS' NOTE Ming's favorite stir-fried noodles, with wormsacknowledgments; illustration credits; about the authors Summary Through the stories of a terra-cotta soldier who has survived through the centuries, thirteen-year-old Ming, a village boy in 1970s China, learns the history of Emperor Qin, known both for building the Great Wall of China and for burying scholars alive, and how and why the terra-cotta soldiers came to be Notes Print version record Subject Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259 B.C.-210 B.C. -- Juvenile fiction SUBJECT Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259-210 B.C. -- Fiction Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259 B.C.-210 B.C. fast Subject Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction Kings, queens, rulers, etc. -- Fiction Asia. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic. Antiquities Kings and rulers SUBJECT China -- Antiquities -- Juvenile fiction China -- History -- Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C. -- Juvenile fiction China -- History -- 1949-1976 -- Juvenile fiction China -- Antiquities -- Fiction China -- History -- Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C. -- Fiction China -- History -- 1949-1976 -- Fiction Subject China Genre/Form Children's stories History Fiction Juvenile works Form Electronic book Author Compestine, Vinson ISBN 9781613125328 1613125321

  Permalink