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Playaway
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1 audio media player (3 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in
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From the author of the My Weird School books, an adventure story that spans centuries and continents. In Central Park, New York, stands Cleopatra's Needle. But what do you know about? Did you know that thousands of people worked in 1461 BCE to build it? Then hundreds more moved it, and erected it in Alexandria, where it stood for 3,000 years? So how did a monolith weighing over 200 tons get moved all the way to New York Cityand in the 19th Century, no less? In this historical fiction account by bestselling author Dan Gutman, five kids who watched the Needle at each phase of its history recount the daring story of how something that seemed to be impossible and that nearly ended in disasterfinally succeeded against all odds. Including photos, diagrams, and illustrations, this book will leave history lovers and fans of problem solving astounded at all that was accomplished. And best of all, it will leave middle grade readers feeling they've just watched a really good moviethey'll hardly even realize they were reading
Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player
"Playaway Kids."
One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening
Previously released by Recorded Books, p2024
Read by Alex Wingfield, Amin El Gamal, Laura Knight Keating, Mark Sanderlin, Michael Rahhal, Samara Naeymi
Grades 3 - 6