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Drew Pendous volume 2
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"When the Cool School takes a field trip to the art museum, they notice something strange: the Sphinx is missing his nose! Drew Pendous uses his Mighty Pen Ultimate to sketch a time machine, and he and Ella travel back to ancient Egypt to investigate. It turns out Drew's evil twin Ray Blank has rewritten history by erasing the nose! Can Drew and Ella stop Ray and set the timeline straight?" -- Amazon.
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Looks at the gigantic, ancient Egyptian statue of the Great Sphinx, a crouching lion, human-headed creature. Asks who built it, how it was built, and who or what it represents. Follows a team of scientists who are looking at the Sphinx in the context of the geology, history, archeology, and architecture of ancient Egypt. Also follows a team of builders, who are creating scaled down replicas of the Great Sphinx to try to shed light on the techniques...
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Discusses some of Egypt's most famous artifacts and monuments, including the pyramids, the Rosetta Stone, and, especially, the Great Sphinx, presenting research and speculation about their origins and their future. The Great Sphinx is one of the largest sculptures in the world. Six stories high and a city block wide, it has stood guard over the pyramids of Egypt's Giza Plateau for 4,500 years. Who built the Sphinx and why? And how did primitive sculptors...
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Geronimo Stilton graphic novel volume 1-3
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"Geronimo Stilton is the editor of the Rodent's Gazettte, the most famouse paper on Mouse Island. In his free time he loves to tell fun, happy stories. In these adventures, Geronimo has to face his worst enemies, the pirate cats, who have discover a way to travel back in time and change history ... Geronimo, Thea, Benjamin, and Trap Stilton, and others, must hop into the speedrat, their awesome time machine invented by Professor Volt, and defeat the...
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This book examines the history, construction, and legacy of the Great Sphinx, and sphinx symbolism in culture. Clear text and vibrant photos grab and hold readers' interest, and QR Codes in each chapter link to book-specific videos, activities, and more. Features include a table of contents, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, an infographic, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. DiscoverRoo...
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The Great Sphinx of Giza, a giant statue with the face of a king and the body of a lion, stands guard over three great pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. But no one knows when it was built or why. Learn about leading theories and study the evidence to develop your own conclusions about the building, purpose, and age of this statue.
10) Savage sands
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When the supervillain Vandal Savage raises an army of mummies and animates the mighty Sphinx, Hal Jordan of the Green Lantern Corps must find a way to defeat and imprison this immortal enemy.
13) The Great Sphinx
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"An investigative approach to the curious phenomena and mysterious circumstances surrounding the Great Sphinx, from historical legends to archaeological findings to hard facts"--
19) The sphinx
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Discusses the history and lore of the mythical Sphinx, a monster with a lion's body, an eagle's wings, and the head of a man or woman.
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"In part one of this program Graham Hancock offers ... arguments exposing connections between the Great Sphinx and pyramids of Egypt, the Mexican pyramids of the sun and moon, the lost continent that lies beneath Antarctica, astral navigation, the ancient sites at Giza, and the interpretations of Egyptian pyramid texts. In part two Robert Bauval offers ... arguments which have split the academic world. Why did the Egyptians really build the pyramids?...