The emperor's silent army
Subtitle: terracotta warriors of Ancient China
By: Jane O'Connor.
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259-210 B.C. -- Tomb -- Juvenile literature; Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259-210 B.C; Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese -- Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D. -- Juvenile literature; Archaeology; Shaanxi Sheng (China) -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature; China -- History -- Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C; China -- Antiquities
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Other titles: Terracotta warriors of Ancient China
Description: Describes the archaeological discovery of thousands of life-sized terracotta warrior statues in northern China in 1974, and discusses the emperor who had them created and placed near his tomb.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.