Content area
Full Text
The Emperor's Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China Written by Jane O'Conner Illustrated with photographs Viking Publishing, 2002, 48 pp., ISBN 0-670-03512-2
A buried army of thousands stands guard over the tomb of the first emperor of China, Qin Shihuang. Made of terracotta, life-sized, and in uniforms marked with rank, each unique soldier has stood ready for battle in underground pits for over 2,200 years. The modern world did not know of their existence until 1974. Since then, nearly a thousand of the 7,500 warriors have been uncovered and...