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O'Connor, Jane.

The emperor's silent army : terracotta warriors of Ancient China / Terracotta warriors of Ancient China - New York : Viking, 2002. - 48 p. : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.

A strange discovery -- The quest for immortality -- Buried soldiers -- The faces of ancient China -- Inside the emperor's tomb -- The emperor's legacy.

Describes the archaeological discovery of thousands of life-sized terracotta warrior statues in northern China in 1974, and discusses the emperor who had them created and placed near his tomb.

A Junior Library Guild selection.

ISBN: 0670035122 9780670035120

Source: Junior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com

LCCN: 2001046900

Subjects--Personal Names:
Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259-210 B.C. --Tomb--Juvenile literature.
Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259-210 B.C.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese--Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.--Juvenile literature.
Archaeology.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Shaanxi Sheng (China)--Antiquities--Juvenile literature.
China--History--Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
China--Antiquities.

LC Class. No.: DS747.9.C47 / O26 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 931