The Greco-Persian Wars was one of the turning points of history, when little Greece faced the might of the greatest empire on Earth – Persia. Learn about the battles, the strategies, the leaders, and the world in which they lived in this book written by forty-four 4th graders. In the winter of 2018, the students began learning about the Greco-Persian Wars as part of their study of ancient Greece. They quickly discovered that there were no books for children their age on this exciting subject. So, they decided to write one of their own. This book is entirely student-created: they wrote the text, drew the illustrations, and laid out the two-page spreads. At the same time, the fourth graders saw one of the episodes of The Kindness Diaries that included a segment about children of the Siddharth United Social Welfare Mission (SUSWM) in Calcutta, India, who didn’t have access to clean water. SUSWM received a water treatment system at the end of the episode, but the student-authors wanted to help other children who needed clean water. So, all of the proceeds from this book will go to help provide water treatment to schools and orphanages that need it. Update: So far (2020) they have raised over $10k in sales and completed a clean water facility for a village of more than 300 people in Sierra Leone!
The Greco-Persian Wars
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This book educates students on ancient history, specifically the period of the Greco-Persian Wars.
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| Weight | 0.159 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 21.6 × 0.3 × 27.9 in |
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The Greco-Persian Wars
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This book provides a historical account of the Greco-Persian Wars and their impact on the development of Western civilization.
This is a reissue, with a new introduction and an update to the bibliography, of the original edition, published in 1970 as The Year of Salamis in England and as Xerxes at Salamis in the U.S. The long and bitter struggle between the great Persian Empire and the fledgling Greek states reached its high point with the extraordinary Greek victory at Salamis in 480 B.C. The astonishing sea battle banished forever the specter of Persian invasion and occupation. Peter Green brilliantly retells this historic moment, evoking the whole dramatic sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion. The massive Greek victory, despite the Greeks’ inferior numbers, opened the way for the historic evolution of the Greek states in a climate of creativity, independence, and democracy, one that provided a model and an inspiration for centuries to come. Green’s accounts of both Persian and Greek strategies are clear and persuasive; equally convincing are his everyday details regarding the lives of soldiers, statesmen, and ordinary citizens. He has first-hand knowledge of the land and sea he describes, as well as full command of original sources and modern scholarship. With a new foreword, The Greco-Persian Wars is a book that lovers of fine historical writing will greet with pleasure.
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| Weight | 0.544 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 15.9 × 2 × 23.5 in |
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