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Author
Series
Jaguar stones volume 2
Publisher
Egmont USA
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
384 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Description
With the end of the Mayan calendar fast approaching, fourteen-year-old Max Murphy and his friend Lola, the Maya girl who saved his life in the perilous jungle, race against time to outwit the twelve villainous Lords of Death, following the trail of the conquistadors into a forgotten land steeped in legend and superstition.
Author
Series
Jaguar stones volume 3
Publisher
Egmont USA
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
348 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Description
"Deep in the jungle, Max and Lola battle a zombie army, mutant cave spiders, and even the ancient Maya Lords of Death"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Runestone Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
96 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Takes readers on a journey back in time in order to experience life during the Maya civilization, describing clothing, accommodations, foods, local customs, transportation, a few notable personalities, and more.
9) 500 nations
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (372 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 booklet (unpaged : col. ill. ; 18 cm.)
Description
"500 Nations is an eight-part documentary that looks back at life in North America before the arrival of the Europeans, then follows the epic struggles of Indian Nations as the continent is reshaped by contact"--Booklet.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
pages cm
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.
Author
Series
Jake Ransom volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
399 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
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.
13) The Oxford encyclopedia of Mesoamerican cultures: the civilizations of Mexico and Central America
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
3 v. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
167 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"A collection of poetry by one of the greatest Indigenous poets of the Americas about the vanished world of his childhood -- that of the Maya K'iche'. Aqui? era el paraiso / Here Was Paradise is a selection of poems written by the great Maya poet Humberto Ak'abal. They evoke his childhood in and around the Maya K'iche' village of Momostenango, Guatemala, and also describe his own role as a poet of the place. Ak'abal writes about children, and grandfathers,...
Author
Publisher
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
348 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm
Description
"The history of North America, from Christopher Columbus to the present day, is a chaotic struggle for ownership of the land. This text will address questions such as the history of native communities that were displaced or conquered, and even further back to how Native North, Central and South Americans came to these continents in the first place. Historical facts are mainly supported through archaeological findings."--Provided by the publisher.
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"#1 New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston takes readers on an adventure deep into the Honduran jungle in this riveting, danger-filled true story about the discovery of an ancient lost civilization"--
Recounts how the author and a team of scientists discovered a legendary sacred city, the Lost City of the Monkey God, hidden deep in the Honduran jungle.
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