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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are in Mexico, when they come upon a remarkable discovery -- the skeleton of a man clutching an ancient sealed pot, and within the pot, a Mayan book, larger than anyone has ever seen. The book contains astonishing information about the Mayans, about their cities, and about mankind itself. The secrets are so powerful that some people would do anything to possess them -- as the Fargo's are about to find out....
3) Apocalypto
Publisher
distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Mayan
Description
Set towards the end of the Mayan civilization, a young warrior is captured by a powerful tribe and must find a way to escape or become a human sacrifice.
Author
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Maya did not use wheels, pack animals, or metal tools, yet their civilization prospered in Mexico and Central America for nearly a thousand years. Diagrams and contemporary art and artifacts illustrate the Mayan skills. Includes how you can adapt many of these techniques for your own use.
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
112 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The ancient Maya were known for their amazing pyramids, elaborate writing system, and endeavors in mathematics and science. They also built magnificent cities, such as Tikal, Copán, and Palenque. The culture began to collapse when the Spanish invaded the region in the 1500s. Today, some of the cultural traditions and languages of the ancient Maya are carried on by their descendants in Mexico and Central America. This book explores the ancient Maya...
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
1991
Physical Desc
x, 451 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Maya created one of the world's most brilliant civilizations, famous for its art, astronomy, and deep fascination with the mystery of time. Despite collapse in the ninth century, Spanish invasion in the sixteenth, and civil war in the twentieth, eight million people in Guatemala, Belize, and southern Mexico speak Mayan languages and maintain their resilient culture to this day. Traveling through Central America's jungles and mountains, Ronald...
Author
Series
Temperance Brennan mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
xii, 317 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Temperance Brennan is helping her Guatemalan colleagues identify the remains of villagers who were "disappeared" 20 years ago when she's called in to consult on four more recent disappearances. Is there a serial killer loose in Guatemala City, or is the fate of the young women who've gone missing--including the daughter of the Canadian ambassador--connected to the murder of a human-rights investigator looking into the decades-old massacre?
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
A traditional Mayan tale which reveals how the cuckoo lost her beautiful feathers.
Un cuento tradicional maya, que revela cómo el cuco perdido sus plumas hermosas.
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
c1988
Physical Desc
xvii, 334 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides ten case histories of recent institutionalized violence and discrimination against the Maya-speaking peoples of Guatemala. The authors reconstruct events by interpreting oral history, comparing situations with their knowledge of the recent past, and applying their understanding of complex cultural, economic, and political factors. This well-integrated, well-produced book is an important first step in the documentation of one of the major...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 audio-enabled book : digital ; 27 cm + 1 book (1 volume (unpaged ; color illustrations)
Language
English
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.
Author
Publisher
Curbstone Press
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
268 p. ; 22: cm.
Language
English
Description
The Scorpion's Tail explores struggles of indigenous people in Southern Mexico during the Zapatista uprising. This suspense-filled novel encompasses both the point of view of Amy, a young U.S. biologist inadvertently caught up in the rebellion, and that of Chan Nah K'in, an insurgent woman guerrilla. It explores the dilemma of the Hach Winik people caught between their traditional life and the modern world. The Scorpion's Tail is also an initiation...
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 25
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
130 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Armadillo
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (color) ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Helps you rediscover the lost world of ancient Central America, with 450 pictures and 15 step-by-step projects. This title lets you step back in time to Central America before the Spanish conquest and discover fascinating facts about the people who lived there. It also explores the cultures and beliefs of the Olmecs, Maya, Toltecs and Aztecs.
Author
Publisher
Minotauro
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
351 pages ; 23 cm
Language
Español
Description
Una fantástica novela inspirada en la cultura maya. La Era del Jazz está en pleno apogeo, pero Casiopea Tun está demasiado ocupada fregando suelos en casa de su rico abuelo como para prestar atención a las nuevas melodías. Sueña, de todos modos, con una vida lejos de su pequeño y polvoriento pueblo en el sur de México. Una vida que pueda calificar de propia.
Sin embargo, esta nueva vida parece tan remota como las estrellas, hasta el día...
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