Anxious to keep his daughter from marrying, a king announces that no man may marry his daughter unless he guesses the kind of leather used in a drum made by a wizard.
A brief summary of the life of an Aztec Warrior, including his training, weapons, and the sixteenth-century Spanish conquest that brought an end to the Aztec nation.
Provides insights into the lives, cultures, celebrations and communities of the Mexican people through visits with the families of Hermania, a girl living in Veracruz, and eight-year-old Brizia in Medellin. Presented in English and Spanish.
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.
Ten-year-old Gerardo Garcias Hernandez shares the details of his everyday life in the small village of Tancuilin in the mountains of central Mexico where he lives with his parents and his five brothers and sisters. Includes photographs and facts about Mexico and its people.
