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The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls: Unlocking the Secrets of the Past, Present, and Future

The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls: Unlocking the Secrets of the Past, Present, and Future

by Chris Morton, Ceri Louise Thomas

A real-life detective story of the ancient world with overwhelming implications for the modern one. * Explores the Native American legend of the 13 crystal skulls said to hold the keys to future earth changes and humankind's destiny. * By independent filmmakers Chris Morton and Ceri Louise Thomas, whose A&E documentary on the crystal skulls has won high acclaim in the United States and abroad. * Over... (more)

El ConquistadorFederico Andahazi

El Conquistador

by Federico Andahazi

Mexico (Major World Nations Series)Jack Rummel

Mexico (Major World Nations Series)

by Jack Rummel

Surveys the history, topography, people, and culture of Mexico, with emphasis on its current economy, industry, and place in the political world.

The Luck of Huemac

by Daniel Peters

Gods of the Maya, Aztecs, and Incas (Myths of the World)

Gods of the Maya, Aztecs, and Incas (Myths of the World)

by Timothy Roland Roberts

Food and Feasts With the AztecsImogen Dawson

Food and Feasts With the Aztecs

by Imogen Dawson

A look at the types of food grown, prepared and eaten by the Aztecs, describing the ways in which it was produced, preserved, cooked and served with recipes, colour and black and white photographs and artwork, a glossary, further reading list and an index. A title from the FOODS AND FEASTS series.

Lost Temple of the Aztecs: What It Was Like When the Spaniards Invaded Mexico

Lost Temple of the Aztecs: What It Was Like When the Spaniards Invaded Mexico

by Shelley Tanaka

Uses the discovery of the temple in Mexico City, what was the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, to introduce the story of the Spanish conquest of Moctezuma and his empire in the sixteenth century.

Angry Aztecs Sticker Book (Horrible Histories)

Angry Aztecs Sticker Book (Horrible Histories)

by Terry Deary

Terry Deary's foul facts and Martin Brown's crafty cartoons combine to bring all those fearless fighters and groovy gods to life. Complete with over 100 re-usable stickers there's a savage sacrifice to stage and a brutal battle to re-enact. The Angry Aztecs are sure to a-peel!

Mexico in Pictures (Visual Geography Series)Barbara J. Hall

Mexico in Pictures (Visual Geography Series)

by Barbara J. Hall

A brief introduction to the history, land, people, economy, and government of Mexico.

Hernan Cortes: Conquistador in Mexico (A Cambridge topic book)John Wilkes

Hernan Cortes: Conquistador in Mexico (A Cambridge topic book)

by John Wilkes

A brief biography of the sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador, focusing on his role in the invasion and destruction of the Aztec civilization in Mexico.

Mexico the Land (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures)

Mexico the Land (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures)

by Bobbie Kalman

This book is suitable for ages 9 to 14 years. Brilliant new photos highlight Mexico's deserts, plains, rainforests, and mountains in this newly revised edition.

The Mexican Dream: Or, The Interrupted Thought of Amerindian Civilizations

The Mexican Dream: Or, The Interrupted Thought of Amerindian Civilizations

by J. M. G. Le Clezio

Not one dream but many unfold in J. M. G. Le Clézio's conjuring of the consciousness of Mexico, strange and powerful evocation of the imaginings that made and unmade an ancient culture. "What motivated me," Le Clézio has said, "was a sort of dream about what has disappeared and what could have been." A widely respected French novelist with a long history of interest in pre-Columbian Mexico, Le Clézio... (more)

Ahmad Deen and the Curse of the Aztec Warrior (The Deen Family Adventures)

Ahmad Deen and the Curse of the Aztec Warrior (The Deen Family Adventures)

by Yahiya Emerick

Ahmad and his sister Layla travel with their father to Mexico to study some Ancient Aztec ruins. Along the way, their father gets kidnapped by cultists who aim to revive the old rituals. Can the pair save their father before it's too late? What about the fabled curse of the Aztec warrior? A real page turner in the tradition of Indiana Jones!

End of Days: Predictions and Prophecies About the End of the World

End of Days: Predictions and Prophecies About the End of the World

by Lindsay Harrison, Sylvia Browne

The Apocalypse. The Rapture. The End of Days. Humans have long been concerned with the ultimate clash of civilizations, but never more so than now. The world has become a scary place—religious wars, global terrorism, and genocide are all over the news, and thanks to the Internet, the Information Age has ushered in the Anxiety Age. Who better to lead the way out than Sylvia Browne, the most popular psychic working... (more)

Aztec News

by Philip Steele

"These entertaining, deftly organized books will make terrific light-hearted additions to cirriculum units on ancient civilizations." — Publishers Weekly Stop the presses! What if ancient civilizations had daily newspapers? And they were amusing and compellingly informative? They might just look like this innovative series of historical nonfiction, presented in a unique, kid-friendly format.

Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs

Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs

by Buddy Levy

In an astonishing work of scholarship that reads like an adventure thriller, historian Buddy Levy records the last days of the Aztec empire and the two men at the center of an epic clash of cultures. “I and my companions suffer from a disease of the heart which can be cured only with gold.” — Hernán Cortés It was a moment unique in human history, the face-to-face meeting between two men from civilizations... (more)

The Aztec Code

by Steve Cole

Jonah Wish is in an elite team of teenage thieves lead by master criminal Nathaniel Coldhardt. Coldhardt plans every mission with absolute precision. So when Jonah and the rest of the team break into a highly secure compound to steal a precious sword, they can't quite believe it when they discover that someone has beaten them to it. Is Coldhardt losing his touch? But there's worse to come. A member of the team is... (more)

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