Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491 Contributor(s): Mann, Charles C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416949003 ISBN-13: 9781416949008 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2009 Annotation: A companion book for young readers based on 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, the groundbreaking bestseller by Charles C. Mann. Click for more in this series: Downtown Bookworks Books |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Native American - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Prehistoric |
Dewey: 970.01 |
LCCN: 2009007691 |
Age Level: 8-12 |
Grade Level: 3-7 |
Lexile Measure: 1080 NC (Nonconforming Text) |
Series: Downtown Bookworks Books |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 10.1" W x 10" L (1.90 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - Prehistoric |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
Awards: Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Middle Grades, 2012 Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature, Commended, Children/Young Adult, 2010 Spur Awards, Finalist, Juvenile Nonfiction, 2010 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up), Recommended, Nonfiction, 2009 |
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2009 School Library Journal 09/01/2009 pg. 183 Booklist 09/01/2009 pg. 92 SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2009 pg. 34 ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2010 pg. 12 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 pg. 178 - Recommended, Satisfactory |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 132408 Reading Level: 8.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mann, Charles C.: - Charles C. Mann is the author of 1491, which won the U.S. National Academy of Sciences' Keck award for the best book of the year. A correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, Science, and Wired, he has covered the intersection of science, technology, and commerce for many newspapers and magazines here and abroad, including the New York Times, Vanity Fair, the Washington Post, and more. In addition to 1491, he was the co-author of four other non-fiction books. He is now working on a companion volume to 1491. His website is www.charlesmann.org. |
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