SuitabookSecrets of the terra-cotta soldier
Ying Chang Compestine
- Reading
- You could pause when the soldier’s account turns to ancient history, then compare it with the photographs and end notes. This can help distinguish the story’s imaginative adventure from its historical material.
- Themes
- History and adventure together: Ming learns about Emperor Qin and the terra-cotta soldiers through a surviving soldier’s stories, within a fictional adventure. The book explicitly blends fact and fiction, using the soldier’s stories to convey historical information while Ming’s encounters drive the adventure.
- Worth knowing
- Ming’s father faces the threat of brutal labour camps, and Ming encounters deadly traps and the terra-cotta army in action. These perilous elements may be worth bearing in mind for a reader sensitive to danger or threats to family.