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Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
©2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn how the European Renaissance came to be! See those most notably involved in this fascinating era. Take a look inside a typical Renaissance home. Follow along as great strides were made in trade, exploration, religion, architecture, and the arts.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Examines how architecture has evolved over time by looking at buildings that typify each period, from the pyramids and the Parthenon to the Chrysler Building and the Sydney Opera House.
"We spend most of our lives in buildings. We make our homes in them. We go to school in them. We work in them. But why and how did people start making buildings? How did they learn to make them stronger, bigger, and more comfortable? Why did they start to decorate...
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Reveals the how and why behind some of the most fascinating and enduring structures humankind has ever created. The castle, cathedral, and mosque are fictional structures set within a historical framework. Includes a glossary.
5) Venice
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and text provide an overview of the history and culture of the water-bound city of Venice, Italy, from the sixth century to the present day.
6) Rebel genius
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"In twelve-year-old Giacomo's Renaissance-inspired world, art is powerful, dangerous, and outlawed. Every artist possesses a Genius, a birdlike creature that is the living embodiment of an artist's creative spirit. Those caught with one face severe punishment, so when Giacomo discovers he has a Genius, he knows he's in big trouble"--
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