• Where Is the Taj Mahal? (Where Is?)

Where Is the Taj Mahal?
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Author
Dorothy Hoobler
Illustrator
John Hinderliter
Publication Date
January 24, 2017
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  4th − 5th
Where Is the Taj Mahal? (Where Is?)
Description
"The Taj Mahal may look like a palace, but it's actually a tomb and a lasting testament to one of the world's great love stories. In 1612, Mogul emperor Shah Jahan married Mumtaz Mahal. It had been love at first sight and for nineteen years they were so inseparable that Mumtaz even accompanied Shah Jahan to battlefields. When she died suddenly giving birth to their fourteenth child, the emperor set about building a ... memorial to his wife"--
Publication date
January 24, 2017
Classification
Non-fiction
Page Count
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ISBN-13
9780399542145
Lexile Measure
850
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Series
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BISAC categories
JNF025030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Asia
JNF051180 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Earth Sciences - Geography
JNF005000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Architecture
Library of Congress categories
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Dorothy Hoobler
Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler have written many books for children and young adults, including the American Family Album series. Their YA mystery, In Darkness, Death, won the Edgar Award.
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