indians of south america

Describes the history, culture, and daily lives of the Yanomami people of South America's Amazon rain forest, and includes color photographs, "fascinating facts, " and a glossary.

Contains biographies of significant people from early American civilizations, including the Incas, the Mayas and their ancestors, and the Aztecs, and features a selection of related primary source texts and photographs of artifacts.

Presents volume four of a five volume set that describes the contributions made by native North, Central, and South American peoples in the area of science and technology, and contains photographs, maps, and illustrations depicting the development of writing, construction of mounds, calendars, base twenty math system, and much more.

In this folktale from the Andes, a clever guinea pig repeatedly outsmarts the fox that wants to eat him for dinner.

Chronicles the history, beliefs, and everyday lives of the ancient Aztec, Inca, and Maya peoples.

Presents an examination of the geographic, cultural, and human landscape of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492, and includes information from historical and archaeological perspectives that offers a new view of pre-Columbian America.

Presents an overview of the Incan culture, examining such topics as government, religion, recreation, domestic life, occupations, entertainment, food, shelter, and clothing.

In this folktale from the Andes, a clever guinea pig repeatedly outsmarts the fox that wants to eat him for dinner.

The son of an American engineer is kidnapped by an Amazon tribe in Brazil. After ten years of searching, the father finds his son, now assimilated into the tribe. Conflicts arise between father and son, as well as between the cultures they now represent.

Having locked the Raven's gate, fourteen-year-old Matt travels to Peru where he meets the second of the five gatekeepers and works with him to try to stop the opening of a second gate somehow related to the Nazca Lines.