This report-starter series examines seven wonders of outer space. Each book explains the extraordinary qualities that make something a wonder, how each wonder occurred or developed, and how studying the wonders contributes to scientific or technological advances.
Consider your way of life and the effect that you have on the planet, and ask yourself the following question: If everyone on Earth lived like you, what would the...
Praise for Seven Wonders “A high-octane mix of modern adventure and ancient secrets, The Colossus Rises is Lerangis’s most gripping work yet. Young readers will love this story.
A third alternative that might spring to mind is the use of scaffolding , possibly raising the blocks on cradles , as the lintels wre raised to form the trilithons at Stonehenge . This is not feasible on two counts : wood was at a ...
This book serves as an introduction and overview of the seven wonders of the natural world.
Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series, praised Seven Wonders Book 1: The Colossus Rises as "a high-octane mix of modern adventure and ancient secrets. Young readers will love this story.
Here is the history behind these legendary lost structures: the enormous statue to the Greek god Zeus, carved by Phidias and holding a figure of Victory in one hand and a scepter in the other; the Colossus of Rhodes, a tribute to freedom ...
PERCY JACKSON meets ERAGON in the new epic saga from bestseller Peter Lerangis. “A high-octane mix of modern adventure and ancient secrets... I can’t wait to see what’s next” Rick Riordan
Describes the seven wonders of the ancient world, including the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the statue of Zeus, the temple of Artemis, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, and the colossus of Rhodes.
Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series, praised Seven Wonders Book 1: The Colossus Rises as "a high-octane mix of modern adventure and ancient secrets. Young readers will love this story.
We admire the ancient wonders today, but somebody had to build them.