A fun and magical journey back to the time of the Shang Dynasty, with Billie and their very silly pet cat, Mia!
Billie has a very special dressing up box. When they choose an outfit from the box, they are whisked back in time to different historical civilisations to discover how people lived in the past!
Journey back in time with Billie and Mia to discover the mysterious, ancient world of the Shang Dynasty. Make some amazing bronze artefects, sail down the Huang He river, make an offering to the god Shang Di and find out all about oracle bones!
Contents:
Meet Billie and Mia! / The Yellow River ... was where the Shang lived / The Shang Dynasty ... was in charge / Warriors ... were well armed / Rich and poor ... did different jobs / Families ... lived together / Bronze ... was a speciality / Gods ... were powerful / Tombs ... were huge / Oracle bones ... answered questions / Shang writing ... used pictures / The end of the Shang Dynasty / Now it's your turn to jump into history! / Timeline / Glossary / Find out more / Index
Books in the series
Jump into History: Ancient Egyptians /Jump into History: Romans / Jump into History: Ancient Greeks / Jump into History: Vikings / Jump into History: The Maya / Jump into History: The Shang Dynasty
This is Book 7 in the Jump into History Series. See all Jump into History books here.
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Kay Barnham was born in Barrow-in-Furness, grew up in Carlisle, went to college in Brighton, and lived in Hove for a while, before sailing for Kinsale, Co Cork, popping back to Hove and then moving to the New Forest with her husband and daughter. And never at any point has she lived more than ten miles from the sea. She began working in children`s publishing
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