Karen Kwek 
ADVENTURES WITH MAN-MADE MARVELS [EPUB ebook] 

Adventures with Man-Made Marvels is an immersive tour of more than 15 of the world’s outstanding monuments, architectural wonders and national treasures. Who made the giant stone statues on Easter Island? Why is the tower of Pisa leaning? Where is the world’s tallest building? Discover the secrets of the Khufu pyramid. Lament the fate of prisoners in the Tower of London. And come face to face with the life-sized clay army of China’s first emperor. From deserted ruins to city sights, and from underground mysteries to towering skyscrapers, experience the eye-popping creative and engineering feats of humankind as never before!

The World of Science comics series engages, educates and entertains children, imparting scientific facts, while nurturing the love of Science through dynamic, full-colour comics. All topics covered are in line with the Singapore primary Science syllabus and the Cambridge primary Science curriculum, and also offer beyond-the-syllabus insights designed to stretch inquiring young minds.

Contents:

• ANCIENT WONDERS:
  
  
  
  • A Pharaoh’s Tomb
  
  
  • Staging Roman Spectacles
  
  
  • Angkor What?
  
  


• IT’S A MYSTERY:
  
  
  
  • Wiltshire’s Stone Circle
  
  
  • Easter Island’s Statues
  
  


• SURPRISING SETTLEMENTS:
  
  
  
  • A Town Underground
  
  
  • A Floating City
  
  


• FEATS OF ARCHITECTURE:
  
  
  
  • A Movable Bridge
  
  
  • An Infamous Prison
  
  
  • The World’s Tallest Building
  
  
  • Surround Sound
  
  


• CREATIVE CONCEPTS:
  
  
  
  • Sopot’s Crooked House
  
  
  • Inside Out?
  
  


• NATIONAL TREASURES:
  
  
  
  • Terracotta Warriors
  
  
  • A Gravity-Defying Tower
  
  
  • A Marble Monument
  
  
  • A Palace for Art
  
  
  • A Converted Train Station
  
  
  • An Iconic Masterpiece
  
  


• Quiz Challenge:
  
  
  
  • So, How Much Do You Really Know About Man-Made Marvels?
  
  

Readership: 6–12 year olds, Singapore, Asia-Pacific, worldwide. Trade, schools, libraries everywhere.