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A 15 step-by-step projects enable you to recreate the past. Fact boxes provide extra insights and highlights links with the present.
An exploration of Ancient China, discussing the secrets of the world's oldest continuous civilization. It examines Chinese culture and beliefs, from their ancient origins through to the abdication of the last emperor. There are facts about Chinese people and why their tombs were filled with pottery figures, who the terracotta warriors were, what their importance was, and how silk was made. A variety of practical projects seek to bring the past to life - such as flying your own dragon kite, making a model of a Han house and cooking a traditional Chinese recipe. Illustrations include cross-sections, an historical map and a pictorial timeline.
Discover facts about the Viking way of life - the longships they sailed in, the distant lands they voyaged to and wars they waged. Fifteen step-by-step projects enable you to recreate the past.
Discover the spectacular world of the Incas and their ancestors. Uncover the secrets of the mummy bundles, the mystery of the giant lines in the Nazxa Desert and intricate rope bridges high in the Andes Mountains. Projects actively involve the reader in the past. Try making a reed boat, an Incan drum or design a tunic fit for an emperor. The "Find Out About" series presents exciting and educational information that takes young readers back to times past. Facts and practical projects help children understand the peoples of early history. Each book is illustrated with colour photographs, a historical map and pictorial timelines.
Packed with more than 200 photographs, cross-sections, maps, and a pictorial timeline. Fact boxes provide extra insights and highlight links with the present.