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Where is the Parthenon? / by Roberta Edwards ; illustrated by John Hinderliter.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Where is (Grosset & Dunlap)Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2016]Description: 108 pages : illustrations, map (1 color foldout) ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780448488899
  • 0448488892
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Contents:
Where is the Parthenon? -- A golden moment, a golden leader -- Partners -- Better than perfect -- An unusual birthday -- A grand contest -- An unsolved mystery -- Mighty Athena -- The Parthenon and more -- In ruins -- The Parthenon now -- Timelines -- Bibliography.
Summary: "Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don't know is that it only served as a temple for a couple hundred years. It then became a church, then a mosque, and by the end of the 1600s served as a storehouse for munitions. When an enemy army fired hundreds of cannon balls at the Acropolis, one directly hit the Parthenon. Much of the sculpture was destroyed, three hundred people died, and the site fell into ruin. Today, visitors continue to flock to this world famous landmark, which has become a symbol for Ancient Greece, democracy, and modern civilization"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 726.1208 E26 Available 33111008181378
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 726.1208 E26 Available 33111008443257
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Discover the ruins of the Parthenon, one of the most famous and beautiful places in the world!

Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don't know is that it only served as a temple for a couple hundred years. It then became a church, then a mosque, and by the end of the 1600s served as a storehouse for munitions. When an enemy army fired hundreds of cannon balls at the Acropolis, one directly hit the Parthenon. Much of the sculpture was destroyed, three hundred people died, and the site fell into ruin. Today, visitors continue to flock to this world famous landmark, which has become a symbol for Ancient Greece, democracy, and modern civilization. Includes black-and-white illustrations and a foldout color map!

Includes bibliographical references.

"Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don't know is that it only served as a temple for a couple hundred years. It then became a church, then a mosque, and by the end of the 1600s served as a storehouse for munitions. When an enemy army fired hundreds of cannon balls at the Acropolis, one directly hit the Parthenon. Much of the sculpture was destroyed, three hundred people died, and the site fell into ruin. Today, visitors continue to flock to this world famous landmark, which has become a symbol for Ancient Greece, democracy, and modern civilization"-- Provided by publisher.

Where is the Parthenon? -- A golden moment, a golden leader -- Partners -- Better than perfect -- An unusual birthday -- A grand contest -- An unsolved mystery -- Mighty Athena -- The Parthenon and more -- In ruins -- The Parthenon now -- Timelines -- Bibliography.

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