| Great Art Thefts Contributor(s): Guillain, Charlotte (Author) |
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ISBN: 1410949583 ISBN-13: 9781410949585 Publisher: Raintree OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime |
| Dewey: 364.162 |
| LCCN: 2012012759 |
| Lexile Measure: 1020 |
| Series: Ignite: Treasure Hunters (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 5.87" W x 8.2" (0.24 lbs) 48 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 155666 Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'Great Art Thefts' examines famous art crimes and the hunt to find the thieves. Part of the Treasure Hunters series, 'Great Art Thefts' offers a crosscurricular mix of science & technology and history, with a fun, dramatic approach. Art thefts covered in the book include the Mona Lisa, the Scream, the Millennium theft from the Ashmolean Museum, and the greatest ever single art theft: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist. The book also looks at the motives for these crimes, and the measures that can be taken to protect valuable works of art from unscrupulous criminals. |
Contributor Bio(s): Guillain, Charlotte: - Charlotte Guillain worked as a bookseller, an English teacher and an editor before becoming an author. She has written more than 100 books, both fiction and non-fiction. She always wanted to be a writer and her top tip is to read as much as you can. |