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3) The Maya
Author
Series
Publisher
Wayland
Pub. Date
1994
Description
This book describes the Maya civilization, including their arts, writing, astronomy, daily life, kings, warfare, and more.
Author
Series
Prophecy of days volume 1
Publisher
Flux
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 14
Description
Caity Mac Fireland of San Francisco accompanies her parents to an isle off the coast of Scotland where she finds a Mayan relic and, guided by a motley crew of advisors, uncovers an incredible secret that an elite group of power-brokers will stop at nothing to control.
7) The Maya
Author
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes daily life of the Maya people's science and technology and religious beliefs.
8) The Maya
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 53
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
As a thank-you from Merlin and Morgan, Jack and Annie are sent on what should be a vacation at a luxurious resort in Cozumel, Mexico, but is, by mistake, an adventure with ancient Mayans, instead.
11) Middleworld
Author
Series
Jaguar stones volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 17
Description
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.
13) Colibrí
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Description
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.
14) The Maya
Author
Series
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
1999
Description
The Maya has long been established as the best, most accessible introduction to the New World's greatest ancient civilization. Coe and Houston update this classic by distilling the latest scholarship for the general listener and student.
This new edition incorporates the most recent archaeological and epigraphic research, which continues to proceed at a fast pace. Among the finest new discoveries are spectacular stucco sculptures at El Zotz and Holmul,...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
c1993
Description
"The myths and beliefs of the great Precolumbian civilizations of Mesoamerica have baffled and fascinated outsiders ever since the Spanish Conquest. Yet, until now, no single-volume introduction has existed to act as a guide to this labyrinthine symbolic world. In 'The gods and symbols of ancient Mexico and the Maya nearly 300 entries...describe the main gods and symboles of the Olmecs, Zapotecs, Maya, Teotihuacanos, Mixtecs, Toltecs and Aztecs. Topics...
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Ixchel, a young Mayan girl who is not allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, exercises her ingenuity and repurposes plastic bags to create colorful weavings. Includes glossary and author's note.
Ixchel, una joven muchacha maya a la que no se le permite usar el hilo de su madre para tejer, ejerce su ingenio y reutiliza las bolsas de plástico para crear tejidos de colores. Incluye el glosario y la nota del autor.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
Description
Connecticut middle-schooler Jake and his older sister Kady are transported by a Mayan artifact to a strange world inhabited by a mix of people from long-lost civilizations who are threatened by prehistoric creatures and an evil alchemist, the Skull King.
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