Aztec (Eyewitness Guides) - Hardcover

Baquedano, Elizabeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0751360198 ISBN 13: 9780751360196

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 1993

Synopsis

One of a series of reference books which is intended as a reference source on the Aztec and Inca. The photographs in this book are based on real-life objects shown in close-up detail, mixed with illustrations and integrated text designed to make them accessible at glance to young readers.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Full-color photos. Unravel the remarkable mysteries of the ancient peoples who built great palaces and pyramids, and developed an accurate calendar and a knowledge of astronomy without the benefit of telescopes or written language.  

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-5-The three major civilizations of the Americas are introduced here in a compare-and-contrast, scattershot approach. Small, sparkling, full-color captioned photographs of cities, pottery, jewelry, and clothing accompany one-paragraph texts on such general topics (treated on two pages each) as farming, hunting and fishing, family life, and more. Photos of the Mexican National Archeological Museum's re-creations of scenes of daily life are used to depict such ancient activities as trade, tribute, and medicine. Illustrations from the pages of the Mayan codices are reproduced throughout, but there is no explanation of their significance until page 40, or of what the conquering Spaniards did with them. Although the pictures are bright, clear, and attention grabbing, the text is just random facts scattered across the pages. These majestic cultures are done a disservice by this weightless flitting from topic to topic.
Frances E. Millhouser, Reston Regional Library,
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0751360198
• ISBN 13: 9780751360196
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64