| Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491 Contributor(s): Mann, Charles C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416949003 ISBN-13: 9781416949008 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: A companion book for young readers based on 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, the groundbreaking bestseller by Charles C. Mann. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Native American - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Prehistoric |
| Dewey: 970.01 |
| LCCN: 2009007691 |
| Lexile Measure: 1080 |
| Series: Downtown Bookworks Books |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 10.1" W x 10" (1.90 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - Prehistoric |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 132408 Reading Level: 8.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mann, Charles C.: - Charles C. Mann is the author of 1491, which won the U.S. National Academy of Sciences' Keck award for the best book of the year. A correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, Science, and Wired, he has covered the intersection of science, technology, and commerce for many newspapers and magazines here and abroad, including the New York Times, Vanity Fair, the Washington Post, and more. In addition to 1491, he was the co-author of four other non-fiction books. He is now working on a companion volume to 1491. His website is www.charlesmann.org. |