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Contributors | November 10, 2009

Zachary Lazar: IMG Evening's Empire

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Without knowing it, I'd always had two unspoken arrangements with the world. The first was that I would not trouble it with unpleasant conversation... Continue »
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    Evening's Empire: The Story of My Father's Murder

    Zachary Lazar

Russia

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Featuring an extra-sturdy library binding! Here is a visually stunning introduction to the fascinating and diverse land of Russia. Superb color photographs of costumes, crafts, jewels and palaces offer a unique "eyewitness" view of Russia and the lives of its inhabitants through the ages. See a Mongol warrior's imposing suit of armor, the stunning diamond-encrusted crown jewels, beautifully painted wooden crafts, and the spectacular architecture of Russia's most famous cities. Learn about the sinister secret police, how religious icons are restored to their former glory, about the opulent and extravagant life-styles of the tsars, why the peasant, Pugachev, was locked up in a cage, and about the revolutionary Bolsheviks. Discover the importance of the Russian Orthodox Church, the 13th-century paper made of birch bark, what happens inside a banya, the great tradition of tea drinking, and much, much more!

Review:

The folks at DK have almost singlehandedly rejuvenated if not reinvented the often moribund world of non-fiction books for children. [Eyewitness series] (Newsweek)

Review:

...a mini museum between the covers of a book. [Eyewitness series] (The New York Times)

Review:

These books' striking visual impact will draw in even the most casual readers. [Eyewitness series] (School Library Journal)
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780789466235
ill.:
Crawford, Andy,
Publisher:
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Author:
Murrell, Kathleen Berton
Author:
Dk Publishing
Author:
DK Publishing
Location:
New York
Subject:
History
Subject:
Social Science - General
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Sociology
Subject:
People & Places - Europe
Subject:
Soviet Union
Subject:
Russia
Subject:
Social Studies - General
Subject:
Children's Reference
Edition Number:
1st
Edition Description:
Library Binding
Series:
DK Eyewitness Books
Series Volume:
106-275v. 74
Publication Date:
June 2000
Binding:
Library Binding
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
, Yes
Pages:
64
Dimensions:
11.29x8.79x.49 in. 1.09 lbs.
Age Level:
09-12
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