Where Is the Vatican? (Where Is?)

by Megan Stine (Author) Laurie A Conley (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Where Is?

Did you know that the Vatican is a country--the smallest in the world? Find out the amazing history of the headquarters of the Catholic Church.

It's time to elect a new pope. Hundreds of thousands of people gather in front of St. Peter's Basilica to learn who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church. A white puff of smoke from a chimney signals the cardinals--the "princes" of the church--have elected one of their own who will continue to be the leader of the faith that has been around for more than two thousand years. Author Megan Stine charts the beginning of Christianity and its hold on members of the faith as well as the countless struggles for power (one pope was poisoned by his own men!), the building of the Vatican and creation of the Sistine Chapel, and the Secret Archives that hold papers the church has accumulated over the centuries.

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Megan Stine
Megan Stine has written several books for young readers, including Where Is the White House?, What Was the Age of the Dinosaurs?, Where Is the Congo?, Who Is Michelle Obama?, and Who Was Sally Ride? She lives in Clinton, Connecticut.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781524792596
Lexile Measure
920
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Publication date
December 24, 2019
Series
Where Is?
BISAC categories
JNF038060 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Europe
JNF005000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Architecture
JNF049080 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Religion | Christianity
Library of Congress categories
History
Vatican City
Papacy

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