Illustrations and text describe how the Mayan people lived, with information on their beliefs, traditions, food, clothing, homes, leaders, and practices.
When her mother becomes ill, Isabel, a Mayan girl living in contemporary Guatemala, must care for her and continue her search for her own identity in a world fraught with upheaval and change.
Surveys the artistic achievements of the high Precolumbian civilizations, including the Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Aztec, and their lesser-known contemporaries, profiling their pyramids, palaces, jewlery, and sculptures.
Examines the pyramids of Egypt and discusses their purpose and function, who built them, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, Bent Pyramid of Snefru, and Great Pyramid of Giza, as well as an overview of the pyramids in Mexico.
