Wonders of the world (Mikaya Press)
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Author
Publisher
Mikaya Press
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, from its conception by John Roebling in 1852 through, after many setbacks, its final completion under the direction of his son, Washington, in 1883.
6) Machu Picchu
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Publisher
Mikaya Press
Pub. Date
©2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the history of the Inca civilization and the construction of the city of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains.
7) Tikal
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Publisher
Mikaya Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A history of the Maya Indians in the city of Tikal, founded in 800 B.C.
9) Taj Mahal
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Publisher
Mikaya
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Mikaya Press
Pub. Date
©2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Statue of Liberty pays homage to what is best about America, but it was the idea of two Frenchmen who lived under the harsh rule of Emperor Napoleon III. Edouard Laboulaye and Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi wanted to remind their countrymen that tyranny is not inevitable, that citizens have rights which no government can take from them. It took two decades of planning, fundraising, and building for their dreams to cross the ocean And now the statue...