mayas

Provides information about the ancient Maya world, its culture, agriculture, and society. Describes their religious beliefs, the palaces and temples they erected, and their achievements in language, astronomy, math, and art. Discusses reasons the ancient Maya abandoned their cities in 900 C.E. and includes a timeline, photographs and illustrations, statistics, a glossary, and an index.

Photographs and simple text describe what daily life is like for Maya villagers, showing how they prepare meals, weave clothing, make roofs, and create art and music.

Discusses various Mayan and Aztec myths, including creation stories and tales of principal gods and goddesses.

Describes one hundred occupations within the ancient Aztec and Mayan civilizations, such as judge, juggler, potter, wood carver, long-distance merchant, priestess, drummer, spy, bonesetter, and dog breeder.

Joe, Fred, and Sam find themselves whisked by The Book to the main ring-ball court in Chichin Itza, Mexico in 1000 A.D., where they must play for their lives against a Mayan High Priest who cheats.

Kidnapped when she was very young by an unscrupulous man who has forced her to lie and beg to get money, a twelve-year-old Mayan girl endures an abusive life, always wishing she could return to the parents she can hardly remember.

Discusses important archeological finds from the Mayas' past and reveals how archaeologists use the latest technology to discover clues to ancient Maya civilization.

A traditional Mayan tale which reveals how the cuckoo lost her beautiful feathers.

A young Spanish seminarian who the Mayas believe is their powerful god, Kukulcn, witnesses the coming of Corts and the capture of the magnificent Aztec city, Tenochtitlan.

When, protected by the branches of one of the trees she loves to climb, Gabriela witnesses the destruction of her Mayan village and the murder of nearly all its inhabitants, she vows never to climb again until, after she and her traumatized sister find safety in a Mexican refugee camp, she realizes that only by climbing and facing their fears can she and her sister hope to have a future.