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Library of Alexandria

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ISBN-10: 0395758327

ISBN-13: 9780395758328

Edition: 2003 (Teachers Edition, Instructors Manual, etc.)

Authors: Kelly Trumble, Robina MacIntyre Marshall

List price: $17.00
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The Library of Alexandria was the largest library of its time and a major center for learning and scholarly research, particularly in the fields of astronomy, geography, mathematics, and medicine. Caesar and Cleopatra, Erastosthenes and Euclid, Archimedes and Alexander the Great are just a few of the famous people connected to its story. Today, historians still argue about how the library was destroyed, and no one knows exactly what it looked like, yet there is no question that the library continues to fascinate and intrigue us.This extensively researched look at what we do know about the Library of Alexandria features Kelly Trumble"s short, accessible chapters, and richly detailed…    
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Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication date: 11/17/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 80
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Kelly Trumble grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, and graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in engineering physics. She recently gave up full-time technical writing in order to write nonfiction for children. Ms. Trumble lives in San Jose, California, with her husband, a dog, and four cats.

Robina MacIntyre Marshall is a contributor for the following Houghton Mifflin Company Title: The Library of Alexandria

A City of Learning
Collecting Books
Pergamum
Astronomy
Geography
Mathematics
Medicine
Decline and Destruction
The Fate of the Library of Alexandria
Map: The Empire of Alexander the Great
Map: The Roman Empire at Its Largest
Ptolemy Family Tree (Partial)
Sites in Ancient Alexandria
Names and Terms
Selected Bibliography
Suggested Reading
Index