Kingfisher Knowledge: Wonders of the World: Wonders of the World

by Miranda Smith, Miranda Smith

From the ingenuity of ancient engineering to the innovation of modern marvels,Wonders of the World reveals the greatest statues and structures that the world has ever seen. This striking book covers the ancient wonders, the later historical wonders, and the modern wonders of the world in glorious and colorful detail. Combining the latest computer-generated images with breathtaking photographs and engaging text, readers can peer into the world's marvels, such as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the unforgettable Taj Mahal, and the extraordinary Three Gorges Dam in China.

64 pages, Hardcover

First published May 16, 2007

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Miranda Smith is a long-standing editor of information books for both children and adults. She has a particular interest in the field of natural history and has written books and articles for children on the subject, including the encyclopedic Living Earth (for Dorling Kindersley).

Reviews

[Sebastian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a decent book. This book s0ecifically talks about the Wonders of the World and gives pictures and information on them. The author did a great job on digging for information on these wonders and making or looking for illustrations about them. I recommend this book to someone who likes history and who is looking for information on these wonders.

[Yassine Idhali]

“A trend emerged among Greek authors to list the seven places that they thought were the most wonderful of all.” (Steele 22). Wonders of the World, an amazing non-fiction book, was written by the world’s famous author, Philip Steele. There were many beautiful artifacts in the past, but there were only seven ancient wonders of the world. There was the Great Pyramid of Giza, which was built for the death of the pharaoh Khufu in 2566 B.C. The Marvels of Babylon, that was located in Mesopotamia. The Olympic Zeus, which was erected around 430 B.C. The Temple of the Goddess, in modern day Turkey was also completed in around 430 B.C. The Mausoleum was built in Halicarnassus in 350 B.C. The Colossus of Rhodes, which was a gigantic statue of the sun god, Helios, was erected in 280 B.C. Finally the Pharos of Alexandria, was built 290 B.C., it was a landmark that marked the entrance to the port of Alexandria. Thus, this captivating nonfiction book was skillfully developed through the author’s use of description.

The nonfiction book, Wonders of the World, taught the reader many interesting facts about the seven wonders of the worlds. There were beliefs that influenced the community to build the temple of the goddess. The famous temple of the goddess was dedicated to the mythological goddess of the moon, Artemis. Building the Marvels of Babylon was a great achievement for the Mesopotamian civilization. The hanging gardens of Babylon were also named, paradise. There were causes and effects of the building of the Mausoleum. When the queen Artemisia’s brother died she ordered that the best architects of the Greece to build his tomb. The seven wonders of the world are very interesting to study.

The nonfiction book, Wonders of the World, is a very fascinate, descriptive and interesting book. I would highly recommend this book to young historians, poets, and writers who would want to learn more about the beauties of the ancient world. As one can see, the nonfiction book, Wonders of the World, is considered very exciting because of its use of description.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was very interesting. I really like to read, I am not usually the one boouncing off the walls to read a book for social studies, I really like this one. Wonders of the World was a good book because of the different topics featured in it. I talks about Greek gods to the Statue of Liberty and really anything famous inbetween. My favorite part was the few pages that they talked about Italy. I felt like after I read this book I understood more about the stories behind famous land marks and landmarks we all know by name today. I felt this book was an extremley good book for all periods of the past.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

it was a really good book