Displaying 1 of 1 2004 Format: Book Author: Giblin, James Cross, 1933-2016. Title: Secrets of the Sphinx / by James Cross Giblin ; illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Scholastic Press, 2004. Description: 47 pages : color illustrations, 1 color map ; 29 cm Summary: Discusses some of Egypt's most famous artifacts and monuments, including the pyramids, the Rosetta Stone, and, especially, the Great Sphinx, presenting research and speculation about their origins and their future. Subjects: Great Sphinx (Egypt) -- Juvenile literature. Sphinxes (Mythology) -- Juvenile literature. Egypt -- Antiquities. -- Juvenile literature. Egypt -- History. -- Juvenile literature. Other Author: Ibatoulline, Bagram, illustrator. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index. A Junior Library Guild selection. NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Honor Book, 2005 Contents: The mysterious creature -- The beginnings of Egypt -- Life after death -- Creators of the Sphinx -- A red face, a blue beard -- The Sphinx is rediscovered -- The Rosetta Stone -- The legend of Atlantis -- Beneath the Sphinx's paws -- Protecting the Sphinx -- The future of the great Sphinx. Web Site: Publisher description LCCN: 2003019666 ISBN: 9780590098472 9780590098526 9780439738842 0439738849 0590098470 (alk. paper) 0590098527 (pbk. : alk. paper) Other Number: 53462405 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 147899 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: j 932 Giblin Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
