Philip Wilkinson

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1) The scarlet letter

Author

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Series

Mackin classics
Recorded Books unabridged classics
Signet classic
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Lexile measure

1280L

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

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"Set in a strict Puritan community in 17th-century Boston, this novel tells the moving tale of an adulterous love affair and the retribution that follows."--P. [4] of cover.

2) Islam

Author

Wilkinson, Philip

Series

Eyewitness books volume 123
DK eyewitness guides

Language

English

Description

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Discover the faith, culture, and history that have shaped the modern Islamic world.

3) Myths, legends & sacred stories: a visual encyclopedia

Author

Wilkinson, Philip

Pub. Date

2019

Edition

First American edition.

Physical Desc

240 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

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"Discover courageous heroes and heroines, magical creatures, and terrifying monsters on the captivating tour around the world" -- Page [4] cover. Myths, Legends, and Sacred Stories is a children's book that invites you to explore all the well-known stories from Greek and Norse mythology, and a range of other cultures across more than 100 tales. Discover the fascinating myths of Anansi, the West African trickster god who takes the form of a spider;...

4) Spacebusters: the race to the moon

Author

Wilkinson, Philip

Series

Eyewitness readers. Level 3
Dorling Kindersley readers. 3 Reading alone

Lexile measure

670L

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

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"In 1961 the President of the United States made a pledge that America would send a man to the Moon before the end of the 1960s. Here is the story of the final stage of that race against time."

5) Amazing buildings

Author

Wilkinson, Philip

Series

Look inside

Pub. Date

1993

Edition

1st American ed.

Physical Desc

48 pages : illustrations ; 36 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Provides the reader with glimpses inside twenty-one famous buildings from around the world.

6) Michelangelo: the young artist who dreamed of perfection

Author

Wilkinson, Philip

Series

National Geographic world history biographies

Pub. Date

2006

Edition

Marshall ed.

Lexile measure

1020L

Physical Desc

64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

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An illustrated biography of Michelangelo, the Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor.

7) Early humans

Series

Eyewitness books

Lexile measure

IG 1120L

Language

English

Description

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Text and photographs present a description of early humans, their origins, their tools and weapons, how they hunted and foraged for food, and the role of family life, money, religion, and magic.

8) Super structures

Author

Bos, Samone

Pub. Date

2008

Physical Desc

80 pages (some folded) : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 31 cm

Language

English

Description

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An introduction to historic buildings, unusual buildings, and buildings of the future, including Neuschwanstein, Hagia Sophia and the leaning tower of Pisa.

9) Titanic: disaster at sea

Author

Wilkinson, Philip

Pub. Date

2011

Lexile measure

IG 1140L

Physical Desc

64 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 31 cm

Language

English

10) The art gallery: Stories

Author

Wilkinson, Philip

Series

Art gallery

Pub. Date

2000

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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The fascinating history of stories in art, with an in-depth look at ten famous paintings.

11) Illustrated dictionary of religions

Author

Wilkinson, Philip

Pub. Date

1999

Edition

1st American ed.

Physical Desc

128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Language

English

12) Super structures

Author

Wilkinson, Philip

Series

Inside guides

Pub. Date

1996

Edition

1st American ed.

Physical Desc

44 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Describes, in text and illustrations, the technological challenges involved in the design and construction of skyscrapers, oil rigs, nuclear reactors, and other complicated structures.

13) Eyewitness Christianity

Author

Wilkinson, Philip

Series

DK eyewitness books

Pub. Date

2006

Edition

Rev. ed.

Physical Desc

72 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Text and photographs explore the faith of Christianity from its origins to its role in the 21st century.

14) The Mediterranean

Author

Wilkinson, Philip

Series

Mysterious places

Pub. Date

1994

Physical Desc

92 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Discussion of ancient and disappeared civilizations of Greece, Turkey and north Africa including Tarxien, Knossos, Mycenae, Delphi, Epidaurus, Rhodes, Leptis Magna, Hagia Sophia, Mistra, and the Topkapi Placace.