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Wonders of the world / Philip Steele ; foreword by Francoise Riviere. |
| Authors: | Steele, Philip, 1948- |
| Call number: | j930 STE |
| Publisher: | Boston : Kingfisher, 2007. |
| Publication date: | 2007. |
| Subject: |
Civilization, Ancient.
Civilization, Modern. Curiosities and wonders. Historic buildings. Historic sites. Antiquities. Architecture. Seven Wonders of the World. Juvenile literature. |
| Series title: | Kingfisher knowledge |
| Title: | Wonders of the world / Philip Steele ; foreword by Francoise Riviere. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Physical description: | 63 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Contents note: | Pyramids of Egypt -- Hanging Gardens of Babylon -- Statue of Zeus at Olympia -- Temple of Artemis at Ephesus -- Mausoleum at Halicarnassos -- The Colossus of Rhodes -- The Pharos at Alexandria -- The Colosseum at Rome -- Great Wall of China -- Angkor Wat -- Easter Island statues -- Great temple at Tenochtitlán -- The Taj Mahal -- Canals of Venice -- Empire State Building, NYC -- Sydney Opera House, Australia -- CERN -- WWW -- Gorges Dam, Chang Jiang, China -- Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Japan -- Hubble Space Telescope. |
| Notes: | "Includes extra web sites, book lists, and places to explore"-- Cover. |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Added author: | Rivière, Françoise. |
| ISBN: | 0753459795 (alk. paper) 9780753459799 (alk. paper) |
| LCCN: | 2006022516 |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1100963 |
| Bib No.: | 1100963 |