TY - BOOK AU - Bradshaw,Eleanor AU - Morlock,Rachael AU - Keeney,Tanya Dellaccio TI - 20 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT EASTER ISLAND T2 - DID YOU KNOW? WONDERS OF THE WORLD SN - 9781499445299 U1 - 996.18 23 PY - 2025///] CY - Buffalo, NY PB - PowerKids Press, KW - Sculpture, Prehistoric KW - Easter Island KW - Juvenile literature KW - Antiquities N1 - Includes index; Island of questions --; Out at sea --; A volcanic island --; Island weather --; Palm tree problems --; Native species --; Who were the Rapanui? --; Mysterious Moai --; Moving the Moai --; Ahus and Moais --; A time of change --; Overcoming challenges --; Wonders and mysteries N2 - Few sights are more mysterious than the enormous carved heads of Easter Island. These stone sculptures were created by ancient people whose accomplishments still puzzle us today. How did the original islanders reach the island? What do the stone moai signify? How were they constructed? What caused the collapse of this civilization? Readers are invited to consider these questions and possible answers. Full-color photographs and 20 exciting facts bring this remote wonder of the world into focus for young readers ER -