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Author
Series
Eyewitness books ; 47
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the history, beliefs, and everyday lives of the ancient Aztec, Inca, and Maya peoples.
3) Evil star
Author
Series
Gatekeepers ; 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Having locked the Raven's gate, fourteen-year-old Matt travels to Peru where he meets the second of the five gatekeepers and works with him to try to stop the opening of a second gate somehow related to the Nazca Lines.
Author
Series
Magic tree house ; 34
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie away to South America, where they must climb Machu Picchu to save a baby llama" -- Provided by publisher.
6) Excavation
Author
Publisher
HarperTorch
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
The discovery of a corpse five centuries dead in the South American jungle portends the a wonderful and terrifying secret waiting to be unleashed upon humankind.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"In the years since Machu Picchu was discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911, there have been countless theories about this Lost city of the Incas, yet it remains an enigma. NOVA joins a new generation of archaeologists as they probe areas of Machu Picchu that haven't been touched since the time of the Incas and unearth burials of the people who built the sacred site"--Container.
Author
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
An explorer searches the Peruvian Andes for a lost ruin in "a gem of a book [that] transcends the travel writing genre" with fascinating Inca history (Los Angeles Times).
A New York Times Notable Book
With the backdrop of the ever-intriguing Andes mountains, Hugh Thomson explores the intoxicating history of the Inca people and their heartland. The author, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and explorer, expertly weaves accounts of his own discoveries...
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2011?]
Language
English
Description
"Machu Picchu is one of the earth's magical places. The ruined city seems to be the work of giants, full of mysteries, unwilling to reveal its secrets. Nevertheless, more than any other place, it has become the symbol of the vanished culture of its architects, the Incas. They were at the height of their power when they were smitten by a hitherto unknown disease: the instiable greed for gold which the Europeans introduced to America. This has been...
14) Machu Picchu
Author
Series
Publisher
Mikaya Press
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the history of the Inca civilization and the construction of the city of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains.
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
History reports that the mighty Inca were swiftly wiped out by a small band of Conquistadors, but new evidence is being unearthed that may help rewrite history. Uncovered remains of those who died in battle along with recently discovered documents suggest that even after forming military alliances with thousands of Indian mercenaries, it took the Spanish many years to defeat the Inca Empire.
