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Why was gold sacred to the Incas? Which modern city grew where the Aztec settlement of Tenochtitlan used to sit? How did the Maya and Aztecs first create drinking chocolate? Find out the answers to these questions and more in DKfindout! Maya, Incas, and Aztecs, which features photographs of artifacts, weapons, and personal property from throughout the reign of these awe-inspiring peoples. "Interviews" with inhabitants from each civilization give insight into their daily lives, like what they ate and which religions they followed, while sections on medicine, art, and technology show how these cultures' achievements have influenced modern society. From Chichen Itza to Machu Picchu, kids will uncover every corner of these amazing civilizations as they flip through the pages of DKfindout! Maya, Incas, and Aztecs.
Vetted by educational consultants, the DKfindout! series drives kids ages 6-9 to become experts on more than 30 of their favorite STEM- and history-related subjects, whether Vikings, volcanoes, or robots. This series covers the subjects that kids really want to learn about-ones that have a direct impact on the world around them, like climate change, space exploration, and rapidly evolving technology-making learning fun through amazing images, stimulating quizzes, and cutting-edge information. The DKfindout! series is one that kids will want to turn to again and again.
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July 10, 2018 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781465480828
- File size: 6 KB
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PDF ebook
- ISBN: 9781465480835
- File size: 22882 KB
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- English
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October 15, 2018
Grades 3-5 Through an enticing, scrapbook-style layout and dynamic, bite-size chapters, the DK findout! series gives readers a fun, informative foray into a given subject. Maya, Incas, and Aztecs explores the three great civilizations of the ancient South and Central Americas, examining the way their societies were structured. Organization here is less effective?factoids on the different civilizations are jumbled together instead of specifically arranged, which may cause confusion, and a section on slavery in the Aztec world unfortunately glosses over the topic. Still, this volume is undeniably high-interest, packed with fascinating information and appeal, despite its structural flaws. Each book opens with a handful of questions to guide reading (the things to find out that give the series its name), and, in addition to the trivia-filled pages, contains an interview with an expert in the field, graphs and time lines, and sections for note-taking. Occasional maps and graphs add to the liveliness while providing opportunities for classroom activities. A budding researcher's dream.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)
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