Ancient China : step into the time of the Chinese Empire, with 15 step-by-step projects and over 300 exciting pictures / Philip Steele.
Material type:
TextSeries: Hands-on history!Publication details: Leicester : Armadillo, 2012.Description: 64 p. : col. ill., maps ; 31 cmISBN: - 1843229692 (hbk.)
- 9781843229698 (hbk.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 931 S814 | Available | 33111007468461 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Discover fascinating facts about China and find out why tombs were filled with pottery figures, the importance of jade, who the terracotta warriors were, and how silk was made. Learn about Chinese inventions, weapons and warfare; fashion, food and family life; politics, religion and festivals; and much more. Step-by-step practical projects bring the past to life - make an abacus, build a pagoda, and create and use ancient printing blocks. Stirring factpacked text and over 300 beautiful images make history accessible and enjoyable for young readers.
Includes index.
Travel back through the centuries to uncover the secrets of the world's oldest continuous civilization - the Chinese Empire. Discover fascinating facts about their way of life, the clothes people wore, the entertainments they enjoyed, and the food they liked to eat. Amazing projects enable to re-create the past: fly a dragon kite, cook red bean soup, and build a model of a Han house!
Ages 8-12.