central america

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

Collects the stories on a number of teenagers who want to move from Central America to the United States.

"Which innovative ideas and inventions began with the Maya? Find out how the Maya built their cities to suit the landscape and population, traded their resources, and developed a complex system of writing. Discover how their . . . developments in farming, astronomy, and cloth-making still influence the way we live"--Provided by publisher.

Explores what it was like to live in the Mayan empire. Covers the civilization's history, culture, customs, diet, dress, and more.

Presents pre-Columbian, Meso-american mythological stories about the creation of the sun, the first men and women, and the names and functions of the gods of the Aztecs and Mayans.

Describes life in this ancient civilization, including farming techniques, rulers, priests, gods, markets, courts, palaces, science, letters, and art.

Describes the education, duties and lifestyle of a Mayan soothsayer.

They are a mass migration of thousands, yet each one travels alone. This book is a collection of oral histories that tells--in their own words--the story of young refugees fleeing countries in Central America and traveling for hundreds of miles to seek safety and protection in the United States.

This Miskito Indian legend set in seventeenth-century Nicaragua illustrates the impact of the first European traders on traditional life.

A look at the ancient civilization of the Maya people, including some of their most important archaeological sites -- from the sacred Maya city of Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula to the jungle temples and palaces of Tikal in Guatemala.