central america

Briefly describes how the Maya wove their cloth, how they dyed the fabric, and how they created the clothing they wore.

Presents conflicting viewpoints regarding Central America's right and left, and U.S. policies.

After having unsettling dreams about the kidnapped daughter of her mother's employer, fifteen-year-old Martika learns that she is a descendant of a long line of curanderas--Mayan medicine women with special powers. Includes glossary of Spanish words.

Martha Crump chronicles the experiences she has had during the thirty years she has worked as a field biologist in South and Central America.

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.

A history of the Maya Indians in the city of Tikal, founded in 800 B.C.

Presents an overview of the Mayan culture, discussing their government, religion, domestic life, recreation, occupations, entertainment, food, shelter, and clothing.

When a Mayan girl in ninth-century Guatemala suspects that the High Priest sacrifices anyone who stands in the way of his power, she proves herself a hero.