Where Were the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? Paperback

Explore the most amazing wonders of the ancient world! More than 2,000 years ago, travelers wrote about the incredible sights they saw while on their journeys. They told tales of hanging gardens that were built for a Babylonian queen, and a colossal statue that guided ships through the harbor of Rhodes in Greece. These writers compiled a list of the very best of these sights that are now known as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Author Yona Zeldis McDonough takes the readers on a trip to the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Great Pyramids in Egypt (the only Wonder still standing), the Statue of Zeus at Olympia and the Colossus of Rhodes in ancient Greece, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the Temple of Artemis, detailing the creativity and skill that these early civilizations possessed. This book fits well in our growing collection of Who HQ titles about the Wonders of the World: the Great Pyramids, Machu Picchu, the Taj Mahal, the Colosseum, and the Great Wall. There are now more than 200 Who HQ titles--with more than 50 million in print!--ensuring something to appeal to every reader. The Who Was? Show, an Emmy-award-winning family variety series based on the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series, debuted on Netflix in May 2018! The featured characters are: Gandhi, Ben Franklin, Albert Einstein, Joan of Arc, Sacagawea, Blackbeard, Amelia Earhart, Isaac Newton, Marie Antoinette, Louis Armstrong, William Shakespeare, King Tut, Susan B. Anthony, Frida Kahlo, Marie Curie, Harry Houdini, George Washington, Marco Polo, George Washington Carver, Genghis Khan, Pablo Picasso, The Wright Brothers, Galileo, Queen Elizabeth I, Bruce Lee, and Julius Caesar. What Was? titles meet teachers' "100 pages of more" in-classroom requirement and with their strong narratives are tremendously appealing to young readers. The eighty high-quality, black-and-white illustrations in each book--one on almost every page--engage young readers and bring the subjects to life! A fold-out color map bound into the back of each book offers a feature not found in the Who Was? or What Was? series. WhoHQ.com, Your Headquarters for History, is the place to discover fascinating stories and amazing facts, from historic heroes, trailblazers, and legends to today's pop-culture icons; from extraordinary events to famous landmarks--the ultimate destination for all things Who? What? and Where?