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ANCIENT PERU AND MACHU PICCHU
For Kids
Usborne Flashcard Spanish
• Jo Litchfield
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
2004 •
FLEXI-BOUND
• 50 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A standard playing card-size deck of 50 nicely illustrated flashcards geared for younger children. Each card features a colorful illustration with the Spanish word on the reverse. Vocabulary includes numbers, colors, food, animals, and other basic vocabulary that will appeal to young children.
(GEN203, $8.99) |
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Eyewitness Aztec, Inca & Maya
• Elizabeth Baquedano
• Michel Zabe
HISTORY •
2005 •
HARD COVER
• 63 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
• COMING IN
A vivid overview of Mesoamerican cultures, covering art, archaeology, and religion. Though the three cultures are presented together, causing some confusion, there is much here to learn, and it is all vividly illustrated in the large-format Eyewitness style. For children ages 9-12.
(CAM62, $16.99) |
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Lost City, The Discovery of Machu Picchu
• Ted Lewin
EXPLORATION •
2003 •
HARD COVER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Caldecott-winning author Ted Lewin traveled in the footsteps of the 1911 explorer for this illustrated account of Hiram Bingham and the discovery of Machu Picchu. With detailed watercolor illustrations of Cuzco, the Urubamba Valley and Machu Picchu itself. The book stars Bingham's Quechua guide, a young boy. For 9-12 year olds.
(PRU51, $17.99) |
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Machu Picchu, The Story of the Amazing Inkas and Their City in the Clouds
• Elizabeth Mann
ARCHAEOLOGY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
This absorbing, colorful tale follows the settlement, growth and eventual collapse of Machu Picchu and the Inca empire. Straightforward text and stylized full-color illustrations face each other across the page. With photographs, a glossary and a map. The site itself gets a fold-out mural. Geared for ages 9-12, this book is one of a series by Elizabeth Mann on famous structures. Amy Crehore provides the accompanying paintings.
(PRU52, $9.95) |
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Peru, Enchantment of the World
• Marion Morrison
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2009 •
HARD COVER
• 144 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A comprehensive overview of the geography and people of Peru for children ages 9-12. A volume in the Enchantment of the World series by Children's Press, this book covers the nature, history, people, religion, culture and economy of Peru.
(PRU16, $39.00) |
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Secret of the Andes
• Ann Nolan Clark
• Jean Charlot
LITERATURE •
1970 •
PAPER
• 120 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
In this novel for pre-teens, a native boy in Peru goes on a magical discovery of his roots, learning much about Inca tradition. A Newbery Award-winning book first published in 1952.
(AND19, $5.99) |
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