Amazing treasures : 100+ objects and places that will boggle your mind
Long, David, 1961-2021
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Discover 100 of the world's most remarkable artefacts, most stunning artworks and most intriguing ruins in this beautifully illustrated book about Earth's treasures. Treasures both natural and manmade make an appearance in a tour which stretches across thousands of years and all around the globe. Discover sunken wrecks loaded with pirate gold, the abandoned tombs of the world's most powerful rulers and even meteorites - treasures from outer space! A central gatefold offers a world map revealing the locations of all the treasures included in the book, while Blue Peter award-winning author David Long also addresses contemporary topics such as our threatened natural wonders and the ownership of cultural treasures.
Main title:
Amazing treasures : 100+ objects and places that will boggle your mind / written by David Long ; illustrations by Muti.
Imprint:
Tonbridge, Kent : What on Earth Books, 2021.Tonbridge, Kent : What on Earth Books, 2021.
Collation:
58 pages (some folded) : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 29 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9781912920495 (hbk)
Dewey class:
032.02
Language:
English
Subject:
Curiosities and wonders -- Juvenile literatureHistoric sites -- Juvenile literatureNatural monuments -- Juvenile literatureCivilization -- Juvenile literatureTreasure troves -- Juvenile literatureAntiquities -- Juvenile literatureNon-Fiction 7+General KnowledgeChildren's / Teenage: general interestChildren's / Teenage general interest: Art & artistsChildren's / Teenage general interest: General knowledge & triviChildren's / Teenage general interest: History & the past
BRN:
2454347