Hoobler, Dorothy

In this informative account, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler tell the story of the powerful pharaohs who commissioned the pyramids at Giza and offer a fascinating look at the culture of the afterlife in ancient Egypt, explaining exactly how mummies were made.

Presents a survey of the origins, development, and traditional beliefs of Confucianism, and discusses their system of ethical behavior and social responsibility, geographical distribution, basic tenets of Confucian thought, rituals and ceremonies, sacred sites, and more.

Presents a survey of the origins, development, and traditional beliefs of Confucianism, and discusses their system of ethical behavior and social responsibility, geographical distribution, basic tenets of Confucian thought, rituals and ceremonies, sacred sites, and more.

"Describes the building of the Taj Mahal, an ivory-white marble mausoleum in the Indian city of Agra"--OCLC.

"Describes the building of the Taj Mahal, an ivory-white marble mausoleum in the Indian city of Agra"--OCLC.

"In this addition to the What Was? series, kids will experience what it was like to be in San Francisco in 1906 when the ground buckled in a major, catastrophic earthquake. One early April morning in 1906, the people of San Francisco were jolted awake by a mammoth earthquake--one that registered 7.8 on the Richter Scale. Not only was there major damage from the quake itself but broken gas lines sparked a fire that ravaged the city for days. More than 500 city blocks were destroyed and over 200,000 people were left homeless. But the city quickly managed to rebuild, rising from the ashes to become the major tourist destination it is today"--Provided by publisher.