Where Is the Great Wall?

More than two thousand years ago, with his land under constant attack from nomads, the First Emperor of China came up with a simple solution: build a wall to keep out enemies. It was a wall that kept growing and growing. But its construction came at a huge cost: it is believed that more than a million Chinese died building it, earning the wall its nickname--the longest cemetery on earth. Through the story of the wall, Patricia Brennan Demuth is able to tell the story of China itself, the rise and fall of dynasties, the greatness of its culture, and its present-day status as a Communist world power.

Author: Patricia Brennan Demuth, Who Hq
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Published: 02/05/2015
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.30w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780448483580
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 172685 / Where Is the Great Wall?


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/2015 pg. 118

About the Author
Patricia Brennan Demuth is the author of What Was Ellis Island?, What Was Pearl Harbor?, Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?, and Who Is Bill Gates?