Pacaritambo

CRAFTS FROM THE PAST: THE AZTECS
by Gillian Chapman. Color photos and drawings illustrate. Condition: NEW 1998 Heinemann Library large softcover, first printing.. This is NOT the Chick-fil-A edition, but the original book. Content: Brief snippets of text make for superficial coverage of the Aztec empire, but crafts - not history - are the focus of this series, and sufficient information is given to put the crafts into a cultural context. The appealing, inventive projects include "Jade Mosaics," "Featherwork," "Woven Textiles," and "Chacmool Statues" (The Aztecs). The past comes beautifully to life as kids explore these vanished empires with more than a dozen hands-on projects. Great for grade school teachers.
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AZTEC TIMES (with Fold-Out Game Board)
by Anthony Mason. Full color illustrations by Michael White.. Condition: NEW 1977 Simon & Schuster hardcover (pictorial boards), no edition given. Content: Beautifully illustrated book encourages young readers to identify with people who lived long ago in ancient Mexico. Details their food, clothing, religion, occupations, warfare, games. Excellent teaching tool. Patoli game board folds out and is sufficiently challenging for all ages. [1 copy available]
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CIVILISATIONS OF PERU BEFORE 1535 (Looking Back series)
by Hazel Mary Martell. Color Photos. Condition: NEW 1999 Evans Brothers (London) hardcoveer (pictorial boards), first edition. Beautiful color photos of artwork, cities, maps. Content: A quick overview of Andean cultures before the Spanish invasion - includes the Chimu, Nazca, Paracas, Moche, Tiahuanaco, Huari, and those glorious Incas. Grade school ages.
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THE DISCOVERY OF THE AMERICAS
by Betsy and Giulio Maestro. Beautiful, detailed color illustrations by Giulio Maestro. Condition: UNREAD 1991 Lothrop, Lee & Shepard large hardcover (11.3 x 9.6 x 0.4) (pictorial boards), second printing. No dust jacket. Content: The Maestros begin at the beginning as far as we know it, with the crossing of the Bering Land Bridge over 20,000 years ago. They carefully trace what is known of those Stone Age people, and include little-known points such as the possible visits of Phoenician explorers, Irish monks, Japanese fishermen, as well as the fairly well-documented Viking settlements. Illustrations show striking visual comparisons of ancient artifacts from both the Old and New Worlds, which reveal strong similarities. An appropriate emphasis is given to the thousands of years of human civilizations before Europeans established permanent settlements. The arrival of Columbus takes place almost halfway through the book. Conflicts between explorers who were fiercely ethnocentric and the native people who were often just as fierce in their own defense are treated with trenchant objectivity. Attractive, easy-to-use appendixes give tables of dates, pre-Columbian cultures, European explorers, and other facts. Giulio Maestro has achieved a happy mingling of artistic maps that include clear, descriptive diagrams of voyages and land routes, balanced with beautiful interpretations of broad landscapes in luscious colors of sky, cloud, sea, mountain, and forest. Wonderful book for home schooling or for teachers of public education. Grades 3 - 5. [1 copy available]
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DWARF-WIZARD OF UXMAL (A Mayan Legend)
told by Susan Hand Shetterly. Wonderful, colorful, historically accurate illustrations by Robert Shetterly. Red boards with gold Mayan warrior in headdress. Condition: NEW 1990 Atheneum hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Content: This is a lengthy, illustrated retelling, in five chapters, of a Yucatan Mayan hero legend. A tiny dwarf is hatched from an egg and raised by a reclusive old woman. On his 15th birthday, the old woman instructs the boy, Tol, to challenge the leader of the city of Uxmal. Aided by magic, he does, fulfilling an ancient prophesy. This telling is steeped in ritual and ceremonial lore, using animals, foods, and dress to enrich the sense of locale and culture. The story should engage the interest of children who enjoy more protracted tales; the vivid imagery of its words recommends it for reading aloud. Ages 9 - 12.
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THE FLAME OF PEACE: A Tale of the Aztecs
story and color illustrations by Deborah Nourse Lattimore. Condition: UNREAD 1991 Harper Trophy soft cover, no printing given. Beautiful, historically accurate & detailed color illustrations - could have come right out of a Codex. Content: Two Flint knows no better place on earth than his beautiful Aztec city. But one day a hostile army appears outside the city walls. When Two Flint's father goes to talk peace with the enemy, he never returns. Only when the magic flame from Lord Morning Star's sacred light burns in the great Aztec temple can men live as brothers. But the journey to the great god's home is fraught with terrors. And the long road beyond the great city walls is ruled by nine evil demons of darkness. Two Flint knows he must be brave. But can he succeed where so many others have failed? [While the message of peace is an appropriate one for youngsters - recommended for ages 5 to 8 - I'm not convinced it is appropriate to the Aztec culture. However, it is a nice story and the illustrations will easily carry the text.] Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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FOLK TALES FROM CHILE
by Brenda Hughes. B&W illustrations by Dick de Wilde. Condition: NEW 1998 Hippocrene Books hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first printing. Content: Reviewer: "These folktales abound in stories of the cacique (headman of the village), the kalku (village sorcerer), the machi (the good sorcerer), the cuero (a fantastic creature), the chonchon (a form the kalku takes so it can fly through the night). The stories are varied: a russet cow's magic saves a boy and the boy's father and sister. A girl whose face has turned to stone gathers bones until she has enough for a whole skeleton--and miraculously, she is cured. A clever Princess will marry only someone whose riddle she cannot answer. A little tenca, a Chilean song bird, laments a burnt foot all through a cumulative tale only to find that her foot is well after all. And so it goes through 15 of these compelling stories."
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FOOD & FEASTS WITH THE AZTECS
by Imogen Dawson. Color Codex repros with color and B&W photos and drawings. Condition: NEW 1995 Wayland (UK) hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), no printing given. Content: Wonderful primer for young Aztec fanciers covering food (did they eat dogs?) to dress to farming to life styles and gods and goddesses. Recipes based on Aztec food - but no pepper in the hot chocolate. Excellent. [1 copy available]
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THE HUMMINGBIRD KING: A Guatemalan Legend (Legends of the World Series)
by Argentina Palacios. Beautiful & bright illustrations by Felipe Davalos are not only colorful but historically accurate. Condition: NEW 1998 Troll softcover, fourth printing. Content: This is the legend of Kukul, "a Mayan prince who receives a visit from a sacred bird when he is born. The sacred bird leaves a feather as a present for this newborn prince. From this day on the prince carries the feather with him for good luck and fortune. The feather protects him of all evil or from being hurt, he is basically invincible. His people love this prince because he protects them. But there is a Mayan warrior who is jealous of the prince. His envy makes him steal this feather from the prince, the prince then dies in a battle. But the Mayan people still believe that this prince protects over them in a mysterious way." Great book for elementary school teachers and homeschoolers. Questions welcome. [2 copies available]
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El Rey Colibri: Una Leyenda Guatemalteca (Leyendas del Mundo) [Hummingbird King in Spanish]
by Argentina Palacios. Beautiful & bright illustrations by Felipe Davalos are not only colorful but historically accurate. Condition: NEW 1993 Troll softcover, second printing. Content: This is the legend of Kukul, "a Mayan prince who receives a visit from a sacred bird when he is born. The sacred bird leaves a feather as a present for this newborn prince. From this day on the prince carries the feather with him for good luck and fortune. The feather protects him of all evil or from being hurt, he is basically invincible. His people love this prince because he protects them. But there is a Mayan warrior who is jealous of the prince. His envy makes him steal this feather from the prince, the prince then dies in a battle. But the Mayan people still believe that this prince protects over them in a mysterious way." Great book for elementary school teachers and homeschoolers. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE INCAS (See Through History)
text by Tim Wood. Illustrations by various artists. Condition: NEW 1996 Viking hardcover (pictorial boards), first printing. Large [0.39 x 11.38 x 9.67 (48 pages)] picture book (primarily) aimed at grades 6 - 9. Beautiful detailed color artwork and historically accurate. Content: Young readers can discover the secrets of the Inca civilization and peel back the double-page acetates to look inside a typical Inca house, a temple to the sun god, an emperor's palace, and a messenger's roadside way station. [2 copies available]
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THE INCAS (Look Into the Past series)
text by Peter Crisp. Illustrations by various artists. Color and B&W photos illustrate. Condition: Gently pre-read 1994 Wayland (UK) hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), no printing given. Content: We can discover a great deal about the everyday lives of people who lived in other times by looking at their temples, drawings, pottery and other artefacts. This book is filled with colourful pictures that illustrate many different features of life for the Incas. You can learn about farming, the ruling Sapa Incas, buildings, and the growth of the Inca Empire. The pictures are accompanied by lively text to help you imagine what life was like for the Incas. Questions welcome. [1 copy available.]
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IN SEARCH OF THE LOST INCA CITY
by Jack Kelly. Full-page color illustrations by Grace Huh. Condition: NEW 2001 Alexander Press (Toronto) hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), no printing given. Assuming first edition. Full-page color illustrations. Although not technically a "large print" book, the font is large enough for me to read without my glasses. Content: The story of the search for Inca treasure in a lost city - with a swipe at treasure-looters and Swiss banks. Questions welcome. [1copy available]
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JABUTI THE TORTOISE: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon
text and color illustrations by Gerald McDermott. Condition: NEW 2001 Harcourt, Inc. hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Short, pale wrinkle top DJ at hinge. Everything else perfect. Beautiful, vivid color illustrations in hot pinks, blues, greens - all the colors which have come to represent Meso and South America. Content: Another installment in Gerald McDermott's wise and whimsical trickster series, Jabutí the Tortoise tells the tale of the Amazon jungle's shiny-shelled mischief-maker. Although Jabutí doesn't come across as the most clever trickster around in this particular retelling (he's duped by that crabby old Vulture and ends up getting bailed out by the King of Heaven), the colorful pipe-player and his songs are clearly well loved. Well, by everybody but his victims, that is: "Jaguar could remember when Jabutí tricked him into chasing his own tail," and "Tapir could remember when Jabutí tricked him into a tug-of-war with Whale." But we do get to learn how Tortoise's shell became cracked, and why Toucan, Macaw, and Hummingbird boast such brilliant colors.
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KON-TIKI AND I
text and illustrations by Erik Hesselberg. Wonderful drawings by the author. Condition: Mixed condition, 1971 Prentice-Hall hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), second printing. This is an unread ex-library book that has only 2 library marks left - top edges and the half-title has been removed. The interior, however, is clean & tight. Content: Kon-Tiki lived high in the Andes at Lake Titicaca, and he was attacked by Indians. He managed to escape to the coast with some friends where they embared on a balsa-wood raft and disappeared across the Pacific - to go home to the sun, so the legend says. Thor Heyerdahl was so sure that Kon-Tiki went home not to the sun but to Polynesia, that he organized an expedition of six men to recreate that trip. The author relates the voyage of the Kon-Tiki expedition across 4300 miles of ocean in a raft as he experienced and sketched it. Reviewer: "This is one of the best books a kid could ever read. Hesselberg was Thor Heyerdahl's navigator on their voyage from Peru to Tahiti on a balsawood raft. Hesselberg is a great storyteller and caricaturist, and his illustrations of the trip are perfectly integrated with the deft, simple narrative. He's much more modest about it all than Heyerdahl--so much so that you may forget how unlikely it seemed t o everyone but the crew that this absurd handmade craft would ever survive the voyage. Hesselberg's account is, among other things, very funny--and his illustrations make it even funnier. His sketch of himself dancing a hula in sheepskin pants makes it easy to see why the watching villagers were, as he tells it, reduced to gasping and moaning with laughter. One of the few truly joyous books in the world. Get a copy if you can. If you have any kids, get them a copy at all costs." Questions welcome/scan on request.
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THE LADY OF PALENQUE: Flower of Bacal (Mesoamerica, A.D. 749) [The Royal Diaries]
by Anna Kirwan. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 2004 Scholastic hardcover (pictorial boards), first printing. Name loose end page and gilt fore edge. Interior clean & tight. Content: This entry in the Royal Diaries series takes readers to 749 C.E. Mesoamerica. Thirteen-year-old princess ShahnaK'in Yaxchel Pacal is chosen to marry the King of Xuchpi (Copan). First, though, the spoiled princess faces a long journey to her new home, which, as it turns out, brings her face to face with everything from natural disasters to human enemies. The text is dense, and Kirwan's descriptive prose has an archaic flavor; readers may struggle with the vocabulary and transliterated names. What readers will like best is ShahnaK'in herself, an animated, independent character, whose commentary incorporates interesting details of Mayan culture (including descriptions of shrunken heads and body piercing that may make some readers shudder) as well as a sense of universal issues -- from homesickness to developing self-reliance. Supporting materials include historical background, a family tree, and notes Recommended for ages 9 - 12. [1 copy available]
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LAND OF THE FIVE SUNS (Looking at Aztec Myths & Legends)
by Kay McManus. Beautiful color photos and B&W photos & drawings. Condition: NEW 1999 British Museum Press hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), first printing. Content: Stone Turtle uses Creation myths and tales of Aztec gods to distract his younger brother, Two Rabbit Leaping Frog, in order to keep him out of trouble. The narrator also explains the origins of music, corn, and chocolate. This story is set in the early 1500s, just as Spaniards and Aztecs were encountering one another for the first time. Full-color photos of artwork and artifacts. Recommended for ages 9 - 12. [2 copies available]
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THE LEGEND OF LORD EIGHT DEER: An Epic of Ancient Mexico (Mixtec Lore)
Retold and illustrated by John M. D. Pohl, Ph.D. Color illustrations. Condition: NEW 2002 Oxford University Press hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket). First edition, first printing. Content: With a basis in historical fact, the story cycle of Lord Eight Deer, Iya Nacuaa in his own language, is retold from the Mixtec codices. A complex tale, replete with murder, adultery, and dynastic ambitions, the retelling is epic in structure. The language has the cadence of oral telling, a detailed chronology, a pictorial directory of main characters, and a family tree-events and relationships. Pohl's illustrations are excellent, rendered in the Mesoamerican style seen in the Codex Zouche-Nuttall, upon which much of this story is based. The darkly outlined, iconic figures are reproduced in vibrant colors and strong lines. Informational pages, inserted every 8 to 10 pages and illustrated with color photos and reproductions, give background on Mixtec culture as it has been reconstructed from archaeological evidence. A final chapter, "The Story Behind the Story," recounts Pohl's experience in using information from the Mixtec codices to locate archaeological remains and verify the factual nature of some of the events recounted in the Eight Deer story cycle. Recommended for grades 8 and up, I believe this can be appreciated (with some guidance) by younger readers as well. [3 copies available]
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LOST TEMPLE OF THE AZTECS (I Was There series)
by Shelley Tanaka. Excellent, detailed, and historically accurate color illustrations by Greg Ruhl. Condition: NEW 1998 Hyperion/Madison soft cover, third printing. Content: Using the discovery of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan under the streets of Mexico City in 1978 as a starting point, Tanaka introduces readers to the world of the Aztecs at the time of the Spanish invasion. From this beginning, the readable text follows the fate of this capital city and its inhabitants until its fall and destruction in 1521?the death knell of an empire. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photos, period artwork, and dramatic full-page paintings, the book is handsome and eye-catching. It includes fictional dialogue and suppositions regarding emotional states, but purists may be comforted by the vetting of Professor Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, both a descendant of an Aztec ruler and the archaeologist in charge of the initial excavation of the Great Temple. Another comforting note indicates that, "The text...is largely based on Aztec accounts...." Sadly, there is no index (or table of contents) to simplify swift information retrieval. Still, this is a colorful, lively edition. [1 copy available]
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MACHU PICCHU (Elizabeth Mann's Wonders of the World series)
by Elizabeth Mann.. Excellent, detailed, and historically accurate color illustrations by Amy Crehore. Condition: NEW 2006 Mikaya Press large soft cover, first printing. Content: The story of the rise of the Inkas and the building of the great city of Machu Picchu is described in this book. The city is as astonishing as were its builders. Set in a remote, inaccessible area of the high Andes, this breathtaking city was never found by the Spanish Conquistadors and remains an untouched example of Inka genius. This is an excellent series of books for ages 9+. [1 copy available]
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NIGHT DANCER: Mythical Piper of the Native American Southwest
by Marcia Vaughan. Beautifully illustrated in Southwestern night colors by Lisa Desimini. Condition: Gently pre-read, if at all, 2002 Orchard Books haradcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. It is an ex-school library book with only 2-3 markings. Content: Introducing the mythical Kokopelli, Vaughan takes readers on an exhilarating moonlit dance amid luminescent desert arroyos, canyons and cacti. Here the supernatural songman of Native American legend, whom the author calls "the pied piper of the Rio Grande," leads a parade of desert creatures across spreads bathed in the indigo and purple hues of night. Desimini's computer-enhanced mixed-media art features ribbons of shimmery, pastel light to represent the music that streams from Kokopelli's flute. As he beckons, captivated desert animals fall in one by one to dance behind him, all of them standing upright as if human. Kokopelli's playful, rhythmic refrain calls Coyote, Snake, Tortoise, Javelina, Jackrabbit, Tarantula and, finally, the children of the pueblo; each verse's second line changes to foreshadow the next animal to join in. Desimini's keen use of color and light effects a dreamlike, movie stills quality. Hot pink cactus flowers and a brilliant full moon add an electric spark to the shadowy nocturnal palette. An author's note explores the importance of Kokopelli among the Hopi, Zuni and Pueblo peoples. Ages 3-7 +. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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ROADRUNNER'S DANCE
by Rudolfo Anaya (the pride of Albuquerque). Beautiful, vivid fantasy Southwest color illustrations by David Diaz. Condition: NEW 2000 Hyperioin hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), second printing. Content: In this original folkloric tale, Desert Woman creates "a new animal," with input from the existing desert creatures, to stand up to Rattlesnake, the self-styled "king of the road." She gathers clay from the Sacred Mountain and forms the body, allowing each of the others to "bring a gift for our new friend." Deer gives him slender legs to run fast; Eagle gives him strength; Heron, a long beak; Coyote, sharp eyes; and, from Desert Woman herself, comes the gift of dance. This resulting bird is called Roadrunner, and with his assorted traits, he makes a comic and awkward sight, tottering and falling on his face. Desert Woman exhorts him to practice, and "with time, he was swirling and twirling like a twister," and ready to stand his own ground. In the ensuing contest between Roadrunner and Rattlesnake, the bird outmaneuvers his opponent, much to the delight and relief of the animals. Diaz's lush illustrations are highly stylized and done in a rich, showy palette. Rattlesnake is a bright amethyst with jewel-toned decorations while the figure of Desert Woman is appropriately magical. A glowing golden haze outlines all of the figures, and the text is printed on a sandy background. Ages 5 - 7 +. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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SAN RAFAEL: A Central American City Through the Ages
by Xavier Hernandez. Detailed & historically accurate B&W illustrations by Jordi Ballonga, and Josep Escofet. Translated by Kathleen Leverich. Condition: Gently pre-read 1992 Houghton Mifflin hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), first printing. No problems, just pre-read. Content: In the first centuries after the birth of Christ, a unique civilization rose out of Central America's tropical forests. The Mayan people created an agricultural society and built spectacular religious centers that served as hubs of vast, densely populated regions. They managed these feats in a jungle environment totally unsuited to the growth of cities and the successful practice of farming, and did so with only the most basic technology at their disposal. Hernandez uses a ficticious city as the prototype for all Central American cities of Mayan descent. Each stage in its development, from its birth as a small village 3000 years ago, through its uncertain future in the late 20th century, is examined in double-page spreads. For each time period, a detailed architectural rendering provides a panoramic view of San Rafael and the surrounding area. A half-page inset then diagrams that scene, identifying land usages, buildings, and infrastructure. Text and additional pen-and-ink illustrations explain other aspects of Mayan society that, after rising out of the jungle to glory, collapsed in ruin to emerge as a mixture of Spanish colonialism and New World cultures. The text is brief but clearly written, offering readers a great deal of information in a small amount of space. Although most children will be fascinated by the intricate detail, some may be confused by the terrain analysis and overwhelmed by the volume of textual and visual material. [While this is recommended for Junior High School kids, adults are most likely to enjoy this book more, IMHO.] Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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SECRET OF THE ANDES
by Ann Nolan Clark. Illustrated by Gerry Contreras in B&W.Condition: UNREAD c. 1988 Scholastic MMPB, tiny edgewear, but the title page is missing. Interior perfect. 1953 Newbery Award. Content: "The novel is the story of Cusi. He is an Inca boy who has been raised in a remote valley of the Andes mountain range by an old man, Chuto. Cusi is of royal Inca blood, but this is four hundred years after the Spanish conquest. Cusi has been raised in the traditional Inca manner. The plot of the novel concerns Cusi's search for himself. He has been raised without a "family" (at least in the traditional sense), and he is sent from the valley, with the companionship of his pet llama, to find his path in the world, a task that he sees as finding himself a family. The world Cusi goes into is one which is very different from the one he has been raised in because the Spanish culture has become predominant. Then, Cusi is forced to come to terms with his own way of life and with what his concept of "family" should be." This is a lovely children's book, and even though it is 52 years old, the story is still relevant today.
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SPIRIT CHILD: A Story of the Nativity
translated from the Aztec by John Bierhorst. Beautiful, soft pastel color illustrations by Barbara Cooney. Condition: NEW 1984 SeaStar Books hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), first printing. Content: This acclaimed picture book brings to life a stirring message of hope and salvation. Beneath the light of a brilliant star in Bethlehem, a "spirit child" is born to rescue the world from evil. He is Jesus, "savior of the people," and his story has not been told in these words for over four hundred years. This Native American nativity story from the Aztec tradition was rediscovered by noted scholar John Bierhorst and it is filled with vivid language and some of the most striking imagery of Caldecott Medalist Barbara Cooney's distinguished career. Questions welcome. [2 copies available]
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TECHNOLOGY IN THE TIME OF THE AZTECS
by Nina Morgan. Wonderful colorful and historically accurate illustrations by Vana Haggerty. Diego Rivera murals as well. Condition: NEW 1984 SeaStar Books hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), first printing. Content: The Aztec empire lasted just 200 years, from 1300 CE to 1520, and although they had no iron tools, wheels, or an alphabet, they manged to build a highly developed civilization. technology covered: "floating" farms, pyramids, chocolate drinks, cooking, spinning and dyeing, weaving, mining and minerals, smelting, metalworking/jewelry,medicine, and transportation. Sections on "how-to" make a thatch roof, Aztec skirt, herbal remedies, making a chocolate drink, etc. This is a great book. Intended for grade school to junior high school kids, adults will certainly enjoy it as well. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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VOLADORES (Legends of the Americas series)
by Patricia Petersen. Bright, colorful illustrations by Sheli Petersen. Condition: NEW 2001 Peter Bedrick (McGraw Hill) hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, first printing. Content: In Patricia Petersen’s retelling of this intriguing legend from Mexico, Young Tigre yearns to fly with his uncle and the other Voladores dressed in their beautiful, colorful wings. When Water and Volcano become jealous of the people's devotion to Sun, they cause chaos which can only be overcome by Wind, but only one small boy is willing to try to reach Wind to ask for his help. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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