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Product Description: Ancient cities came to life over 5,000 years ago. Readers will journey to the civilizations that set the base of history, exploring why they formed and how they functioned. Fascinating facts and vivid illustrations make this a page-turner for any young reader.

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9781477700976 | Powerkids Pr, January 15, 2013, cover price $10.00

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9781477700563 | Reprint edition (Powerkids Pr, January 15, 2013), cover price $26.25 | About this edition: Ancient cities came to life over 5,000 years ago.

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Product Description: Tales of amazing cities that rose and fell have been passed down through the ages. Were they all real or imagined? Young readers will be fascinated by the facts that are known about these places and their amazing wonders: Atlantis, Angkor, the hanging gardens of Babylon, the secret codes of the Indus valley, Troy, Palenque, the terracotta warriors of X'ian, and Tyno Helig...read more

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9780778780120 | Crabtree Pub Co, August 30, 2012, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Tales of amazing cities that rose and fell have been passed down through the ages.

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9780778780076 | Crabtree Pub Co, January 30, 2013, cover price $27.60 | About this edition: Tales of amazing cities that rose and fell have been passed down through the ages.

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Product Description: Many great civilizations have come and gone. But what happened to their cities? Archaeologists have uncovered many cities from the past, but more could be lying beneath our feet. Learn about previously lost cities that have been found, cities that scientists continue to search for, and cities that may have never existed...read more

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9781429660099 | Edge Books, August 1, 2011, cover price $27.32 | About this edition: Many great civilizations have come and gone.

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9781410942500 | Raintree, July 1, 2011, cover price $7.99

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9781410942395 | Raintree, July 1, 2011, cover price $29.99

This series aims to have great reader appeal with simple, lively text that will attract both younger and reluctant readers alike.

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9781599201085 | Smart Apple Media, January 1, 2008, cover price $28.50 | About this edition: This series aims to have great reader appeal with simple, lively text that will attract both younger and reluctant readers alike.

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9781599202099 | Smart Apple Media, July 30, 2008, cover price $7.95

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Discover lost worlds, amazing creatures and fantastic treasures in this series that unravels the mysteries of past (and present) times. Historical and scientific facts are explained with the help of fact boxes, diagrams and pictures.

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9781841387437 | New edition (Gardners Books, June 30, 2003), cover price $9.25 | About this edition: Discover lost worlds, amazing creatures and fantastic treasures in this series that unravels the mysteries of past (and present) times.
9781410900623 | Not Applicable, June 25, 2003, cover price $8.49 | About this edition: An exploration of lost cities in past (and present) times.

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9780739843376 | Heinemann/Raintree, September 1, 2001, cover price $28.21 | About this edition: Describes cities that were abandoned due to war or natural disasters, the location, how they were discovered, and what can be learned from them.

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9780613782272 | Turtleback Books, May 1, 2003, cover price $18.45 | About this edition: An exploration of lost cities in past (and present) times.

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Part of a series which focuses on the history of great discoveries. This book investigates some of the most famous sites in the world, including Machu Picchu, Knossos and Great Zimbabwe.

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9780237602772 | Evans Brothers Ltd, September 30, 1999, cover price $19.60 | About this edition: Part of a series which focuses on the history of great discoveries.
9780525672753 | Lodestar Books, April 1, 1989, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Describes cities, covering a time span of 8000 years, which have been excavated or restored, and speculates on the civilization of each as evidenced by what remains

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9780237521707 | Evans Brothers Ltd, December 1, 1999, cover price $13.99

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Explores twelve archeological 'lost cities,' with accounts of site discovery and investigation of the meaning of recovered objects.

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9780195125412 | Oxford Univ Pr, October 1, 1998, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Examines the histories of ancient cities and discusses what has been learned about ancient civilizations through excavations

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Discusses such ancient 'lost' cities as Machu Picchu, Troy, Knossos, Great Zimbabwe, and Angkor, as well as more modern ghost towns

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9780817248406 | Heinemann/Raintree, September 1, 1997, cover price $27.12 | About this edition: Discusses such ancient 'lost' cities as Machu Picchu, Troy, Knossos, Great Zimbabwe, and Angkor, as well as more modern ghost towns

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Assisted by fourteen specially commissioned maps and full-color photographs of sites and artifacts, the reader is invited on a voyage of exploration through twelve ancient cities, once home to the world's ancient peoples. UP.

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9780195092493 | Reissue edition (Oxford Univ Pr, June 12, 1997), cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Examines the histories of ancient cities and discusses what has been learned about ancient civilizations through excavations

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Explores twelve archeological 'lost cities,' with accounts of site discovery and investigation of the meaning of recovered objects.

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9780195092486 | Oxford Univ Pr, February 28, 1997, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Examines the histories of ancient cities and discusses what has been learned about ancient civilizations through excavations

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Looks at the development of ancient cities in the Middle East, Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Americas

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9780822532088 | Runestone Pr, October 1, 1994, cover price $23.93 | About this edition: Looks at the development of ancient cities in the Middle East, Asia, the Mediterranean, and the Americas

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Discusses ten sites which have ruins that have taught us about vanished civilizations

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9780791027530 | Chelsea House Pub, June 1, 1994, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Discusses ten sites which have ruins that have taught us about vanished civilizations

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Product Description: This Discovery Kit will bring out the explorer in every child. First they'll read all about lost cities and civilizations, mysterious places, and unexplained ruins. Then they can become archaeologists; they'll excavate and reconstruct a model of the Temple of the Giant Jaguar at Tikal...read more

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9781561383887 | Running Pr Book Pub, March 1, 1994, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: This Discovery Kit will bring out the explorer in every child.

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Looks at ancient cities in China, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Middle East, describes their writing, town life, religion, and warfare, and discusses archaelogical techniques

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9780382092145 | Silver Burdett Pr, September 1, 1987, cover price $17.98 | About this edition: Discusses the evolution of cities and their importance as centers of civilization and progress, especially in the arts, government, and a new means of communication--writing.

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An introduction to some ancient cities of the Middle East, such as Ur, Mohenjo-Daro, and ðCatal Hèuyèuk, describing life as it must have been.

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9780865929104 | Rourke Pub Group, June 1, 1985, cover price $15.93 | About this edition: An introduction to some ancient cities of the Middle East, such as Ur, Mohenjo-Daro, and ðCatal Hèuyèuk, describing life as it must have been.

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Surveys the various types of city planning practiced by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and others, and describes well-known cities of the ancient world

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9780822508366 | Olympic Marketing Corp, January 1, 1977, cover price $1.98 | About this edition: Examines the art of city planning as it was in ancient times, and describes some of the oldest planned cities, now in ruins, of Greece, the Roman Empire, Egypt, and Mesopotamia.

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