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1) The Maya
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Examines the history, changing fortunes, and current situation of the Maya Indians. Includes a picture essay on their crafts.
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Series
Language
English
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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--the Fargos are about to find out.
Author
Series
Fargo adventures volume 5
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--the Fargos are about to find out.
6) Ancient Maya
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Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about ancient Maya. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
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Series
Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 25
Magic tree house.Merlin mission volume 53
Magic tree house series.Merlin missions volume 25
Magic tree house.Merlin mission volume 53
Magic tree house series.Merlin missions volume 25
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
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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From the co-author of the two-million copy mega-bestseller The Rule of Four comes a riveting thriller with a brilliant premise based on the 2012 apocalypse phenomenon—perfect for readers of Steve Berry, Preston and Child, and Dan Brown.
For decades, December 21, 2012, has been a touchstone for doomsayers worldwide. It is the date, they claim, when the ancient Maya calendar predicts the world will end.
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For decades, December 21, 2012, has been a touchstone for doomsayers worldwide. It is the date, they claim, when the ancient Maya calendar predicts the world will end.
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Author
Series
Infinity ring volume 4
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Sera has seen the future, and it is terrifying. Unfortunately, she can't do anything to prevent the Cataclysm while stranded with Dak and Riq thousands of years in the past. Their only hope lies with the ancient Maya, a mysterious people who claim to know a great deal about the future. Is there more to these ancients than meets the eye?
14) The Maya Indians
Author
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history and culture of the Maya Indians, their daily routine, and the lives of their descendants.
17) Apocalypto
Language
Mayan
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Description
As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw is a young man who is captured for sacrifice, but flees to avoid his fate. He is taken on a perilous journey to a world that is ruled by fear and oppression, where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate...
20) The Maya
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Shows how the ancient Mayan people lived by describing their social, economic, political, religious, and cultural life, and looks at how archaeologists learn about ancient civilizations.
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