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Title Walls : the long history of human barriers and why we build them / Gregor Craigie ; illustrated by Arden Taylor.
Author Craigie, Gregor, author.
Publication Info. [Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, [2024]
©2024
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 Eatonville  J 725 CRA    Check Shelves
 Fairview Shores  J 725 CRA    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Children's  J 725 CRA    Check Shelves
 South Trail  J 725 CRA    Check Shelves
Description 79 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
text txt rdacontent
still image sti rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Series Orca timeline ; [5]
Orca timeline.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- One. To keep people out -- Two. To keep people in -- Three. To protect crops and livestock -- Four. To defend against the enemy -- Five. To control nature -- Six. To keep two sides apart -- Seven. To protect the city -- Eight. To make money -- Nine. To set boundaries -- Ten. To protect the planet.
Summary "Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series, with photographs and illustrations throughout. This book explores why and how people have built walls all over the world throughout the course of human history."-- Provided by publisher.
Note Issued also in electronic format.
Subject Walls -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature.
Walls -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Walls -- Juvenile literature.
Human geography -- Juvenile literature.
Walls -- History.
Walls -- History.
Genre Illustrated works.
Instructional and educational works.
Added Author Taylor, Arden, illustrator.
ISBN 9781459833111 (hardcover) : $29.95
1459833112 (hardcover)
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