Easter Island
Subtitle: giant stone statues tell of a rich and tragic past
By: text and photographs by Caroline Arnold
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780395876091; 9781417717712
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Antiquities; History
Description: Describes the formation, geography, ecology, and inhabitants of the isolated Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Island in the middle of the sea; title: First settlers: Legend of Hotu Matu'a; title: Daily life; title: Stone altars; title: Giant stone statues: Making the moai; title: Moving the moai; title: Topknots and eyes; title: Woodcarving; title: Rongorongo tablets; title: Birdman competition; title: Drawing on stone; title: End of paradise; title: After the arrival of Europeans; title: Easter Island today; title: Glossary; title: Index; title: For further information.