Hidden army

author: O'Connor, Jane
One day in 1974, farmers in China were digging a well. Suddenly they found something. Was it a rock? No. It was a part of a life-size clay soldier. There was a whole army of clay soldiers buried right below the farmer's feet! Who made the clay army and why? Find out in this exciting true story about the first emperor of China.
year: 2011
call number/section: 1000, 931, 951
subjects: qin shi huang, emperor of china, 259-210 b.c, tomb, terra-cotta sculpture, chinese, qin-han dynasties, 221 b.c.-220 a.d, chinese terra-cotta sculpture, soldiers in art, shaanxi sheng (china), antiquities, china, readers (elementary)

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Hidden army
O'Connor, Jane
Grosset & Dunlap (2011)
Illustrations and easy-to-follow text describe the army of clay soldiers that were created by China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, and how twentieth-century farmers uncovered the army, which had been buried for over two thousand years.
Schools: 6



Hidden Army
O'Connor, Jane

One day in 1974, farmers in China were digging a well. Suddenly they found something. Was it a rock? No. It was a part of a life-size clay soldier. There was a whole army of clay soldiers buried right below the farmer's feet! Who made the clay army and why? Find out in this exciting true story about the first emperor of China.
Schools: 0



Hidden army
O'Connor, Jane

Illustrations and easy-to-follow text describe the army of clay soldiers that were created by China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, and how twentieth-century farmers uncovered the army, which had been buried for over two thousand years.
Schools: 2


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