mayas

When his archaeologist parents go missing in Central America, fourteen-year-old Max embarks on a wild adventure through the Mayan underworld in search of the legendary Jaguar Stones, which enabled ancient Mayan kings to wield the powers of living gods.

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.

In this Maya legend the sun becomes a jaguar at night, stalking through the jungle until it appears again as the sun in the eastern sky.

When his archaeologist parents go missing in Central America, fourteen-year-old Max embarks on a wild adventure through the Mayan underworld in search of the legendary Jaguar Stones, which enabled ancient Mayan kings to wield the powers of living gods. Includes cast of characters, glossary, facts about the Maya cosmos and calendar, and a recipe for chicken tamales.

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

A brief introduction to Mayas, discussing their traditions, daily life and more.

A resource of internet sites to use with middle school students in Social Studies.

Contains full-color illustrated drawings depicting the historical, political, and cultural development of the ancient Mayan civilization including Mayan geography, social classes, pyramids and ceremonies, astronomy, system of writing, and more.

Discusses the Mayan culture, its discovery by Spaniards, and its eventual collapse, and describes the ruins existing today.

A retelling of a traditional folktale, in which a jealous Maya king who can control the forces of nature orders a poverty-stricken prince to perform several impossible tasks or suffer punishment, unaware that the prince has an ally in his beautiful daughter, White Flower, who also holds power over the natural world.