| Description |
72 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm |
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age Children |
| Summary |
An introduction to the largest and most famous library in the ancient world, discussing its construction in Alexandria, Egypt, its vast collections, rivalry with the Pergamum Library, famous scholars, and destruction by fire. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 68-69) and index. |
| Contents |
A city of learning -- Collecting books -- Pergamum -- Astronomy -- Geography -- Mathematics -- Medicine -- Decline and destruction -- The fate of the Library of Alexandria. |
| Audience |
Middle School. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo. |
| Subject |
Alexandrian Library -- Juvenile literature.
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Alexandrian Library. |
| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works.
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| Added Author |
Marshall, Robina MacIntyre, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
0395758327 |
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9780395758328 |
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