An illustrated overview of the people and culture of Mexico, which covers where and how the ancient people lived, how they built their cities, and what their families, agriculture, and religious rites were like. Includes activities.
Relates the traditional Cora Indian tale in which Opossum outwits the larger and more powerful Iguana and returns the stolen fire to the people of the earth.
Presents the life of the Zapotec Indian who officially became president of Mexico in 1861, instituted many reforms, and led his country in a war of independence.
Civilizations clash when Seese, a survivor of the fast-money, high-risk world of drug dealing, travels to the Southwest in search of her missing child and meets Lecha, a celebrity psychic who is working to transcribe the notebooks that contain the history of her Native American people.
Projects based on various features of Aztec culture recreate some of their arts and crafts, including woven textiles, mosaic masks, jewelry, featherwork, and wheeled toys.
