02175nam a2200385 ia4500 OSt 20251207151053.0 251207t20252025nyu jrb 001 0 eng 9781499445299 RM 167.58 hardback PPAK eng PPAK rda 23 996.18 996.18 BRA RK Bradshaw, Eleanor, author. 20 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT EASTER ISLAND / ELEANOR BRADSHAW ; Editor: Rachael Morlock ; Book Design: Tanya Dellaccio Keeney Twenty things you didn't know about Easter Island Easter Island Buffalo, NY : PowerKids Press, [2025] ©2025 32 pages : colour photographs ; 21 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier DID YOU KNOW? WONDERS OF THE WORLD Includes index. Island of questions -- Out at sea -- A volcanic island -- Island weather -- Palm tree problems -- Native species -- Who were the Rapanui? -- Mysterious Moai -- Moving the Moai -- Ahus and Moais -- A time of change -- Overcoming challenges -- Wonders and mysteries. Few sights are more mysterious than the enormous carved heads of Easter Island. These stone sculptures were created by ancient people whose accomplishments still puzzle us today. How did the original islanders reach the island? What do the stone moai signify? How were they constructed? What caused the collapse of this civilization? Readers are invited to consider these questions and possible answers. Full-color photographs and 20 exciting facts bring this remote wonder of the world into focus for young readers Sculpture, Prehistoric Easter Island Juvenile literature Easter Island Juvenile literature Easter Island Antiquities Juvenile literature Juvenile literature Morlock, Rachael, editor. Keeney, Tanya Dellaccio, illustrator. Did you know? Wonders of the world ddc B 201987 201987 0 1 PPAK RK 2025-12-23 0 RK 996.18 BRA A01886890 2025-12-23 12:12:36 B