Leading Lives Che Guevara (Leading Lives)
"Leading Lives" covers key leaders in history and explores their lives and achievements. Each book examines the person's early years, studies and interests, professional life, low points, and considers the links between that individual and the history and events of the time. An underlying teme is whether an individual can change the course of history.
The History of Latin America (Exploring Latin America)
by Susan Nichols
In 1770, the slave Esperanca Garcia bravely penned a letter to the governor of Piaui state, in Brazil, describing how she and her children were being mistreated and requesting permission to return to the farm where the rest of her family was living. Before she wrote her letter, Esperanca Garcia lived on a cotton farm run by Jesuit priests, where she learned to read and write -- a rare opportunity for a woman, especially a slave. But one day she was separated from her husband and older children a...
Empires of the Maya (Great Empires of the Past)
Long before European boats reached the shores of the Americas, sophisticated civilizations had already developed throughout the continents. The empire of the Maya, located in modern Mexico and Central America, influenced civilization there for centuries. The ancient Maya had fully developed the idea of the calendar, detailed a writing system, pioneered new ideas in agriculture, and built towering palaces and temples that still stand today. ""Empire of the Ancient Maya"" gives a brief summary of...
Ancient Americas (Illustrated History Encyclopedia S.) (Illustrated History Encyclopedia)
by Fiona MacDonald and etc.
Step back in time and explore the culture and beliefs of the people that inhabited the Americas. This unique guide takes a thematic approach to the past, enabling complete topics to be reviewed and assessed at a single stroke and making the subject easily accessible for the young reader. Divided into four sections, the authors cover the Aztec and Mayan world, the Inca empire, the native Americans and Arctic peoples. The result is a broad overview of these different ways of life. Each section giv...
These information-packed volumes provide comprehensive overviews of each nation's people, geography, history, government, economy, and culture
Guyana in Pictures (Visual Geography (Twenty-First Century))
by Karen Sirvaitis
The Destruction of the Inca Civilization (Bearing Witness: Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing)
by Alexis Burling
Travel to Brazil (Searchlight Books (Tm) -- World Traveler)
by Christine Marie Layton
Winston the Traveling Dog goes to Peru & Argentina
by Cynthia Anne Finefrock
Let's Explore Cuba (Bumba Books (R) -- Let's Explore Countries)
by Walt K Moon
The Amerindians and the Europeans (History topics for the Caribbean Examinations Council syllabus)
by Mary Noel Menezes
Examines the many aspects of culture in the Aztec society, including their food, clothes, buildings, industry, transport, warfare, and technology.
This is a spectacular and informative children's guide about the rise and fall of the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas. With incredible colour photography, Eyewitness Aztec explores the civilizations in Central and South America who built vast empires and left behind a legacy of mystery and wonder. Find out what kind of food the Aztecs ate, how the Incas built their homes, and how the Mayan calendar worked. Eyewitness Aztec also includes a giant fold-out wall chart full of facts, perfect for bedrooms...
Central and South America Activitybook (World in Focus (Blackbirch Paperback))
by John-Paul Bianchi
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Angry Aztecs, including why the Aztecs like to eat scum, when the world is going to end and how to play a really violent ball game. With a bold, accessible new look and a heap of extra-horrible bits, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. History with the nasty bits left in! 2013 is Horrible Histories twentieth anniversary.
Central America is a tiny region, broken into seven even smaller nations. More than 5 million North Americans visit these countries every year, exploring Mayan ruins in Guatemala and Belize, discovering the rain forests of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, snorkeling in Honduras, and cruising through the Panama Canal. Written for a general audience, ""A Brief History of Central America"" focuses on the political events and cultural patterns that have shaped the region. Special themes, such as the causes...