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Machu Picchu, The Story of the Amazing Inkas and Their City in the Clouds

Machu Picchu, The Story of the Amazing Inkas and Their City in the Clouds

by 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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