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Easter Island
  • Authored by: Ronald A. Reis
  • From the Series: Lost Worlds and Mysterious Civilizations
  • Trim Size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 1604139722
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-60413-972-3
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 11/01/2011
  • Dewey Number: 996
  • Reading Level: Grades 6-12
  • Pages: 120

Summary

Easter Island is a true land of mystery. One of the most remotely inhabited places on Earth, this 64-square-mile speck in the South Pacific is more than 1,000 miles from anywhere else, yet Polynesian voyagers managed to settle Easter Island a thousand years ago. No one knows why the Moai, nearly a thousand megalithic volcanic statues, were carved, transported, and erected—or why they were all found facedown by European explorers. In addition, did a Stone Age population of less than 10,000 actually deforest the land, causing environmental devastation? There were as many as 16 million Chilean palms covering 70 percent of the island when the settlers first appeared, but Westerners in the early 18th century were astonished by the total absence of trees. Furthermore, the islanders adopted a new cult based on the worship of birds and in the process, annually elected a "sacred birdman" in a competition that may have been the most dangerous of its kind anywhere in the world. Though the island is one of the most studied and probed places on the planet, Easter Island remains one of the most mysterious places on the planet. Read in this new title about this fascinating place.

Specifications

Full-color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Maps. Index. Bibliography. Glossary. Chronology. Timeline. Web sites. Further resources.

About the Author(s)

Ronald A. Reis has written young adult biographies as well as books on the Dust Bowl, the Empire State Building, the New York City subway system, African Americans and the Civil War, and the World Trade Organization for Chelsea House. He is the technology department chair at Los Angeles Valley College.

Reviews and Awards

"The color photographs give the book a lively note...report writers will find it extremely useful."


Booklist

"...well-researched and well-written...includes enough information for reports and general-interest reading...Suitable for schools and public libraries."


School Library Journal

"Recommended."


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