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MAYA: Amazing Inventions You Can Build Yourself

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In this completely revised and updated edition, children are introduced to the world of the ancient Maya, the most advanced and mysterious civilization of the New World. From ceremonial masks and hieroglyphics to calendars and musical instruments, the hands-on projects in this fun and educational book allow children to experience how the Maya lived, cooked, worshipped, entertained themselves, and interacted with their neighbors. Children will re-create favorite Maya games, carve their own glyphs in soap, cook homemade tortillas, and make Mayan-style jewelry and pottery. Detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for each project are combined with historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, and trivia for the real-life models of each project, making this project book an ideal firsthand look at daily life in ancient Mesoamerica.

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Nomad Press

Release: June 12, 2011

ISBN: 1936749602

ISBN 13: 9781936749607

MAYA: Amazing Inventions You Can Build Yourself

5/5 ( ratings)

In this completely revised and updated edition, children are introduced to the world of the ancient Maya, the most advanced and mysterious civilization of the New World. From ceremonial masks and hieroglyphics to calendars and musical instruments, the hands-on projects in this fun and educational book allow children to experience how the Maya lived, cooked, worshipped, entertained themselves, and interacted with their neighbors. Children will re-create favorite Maya games, carve their own glyphs in soap, cook homemade tortillas, and make Mayan-style jewelry and pottery. Detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for each project are combined with historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, and trivia for the real-life models of each project, making this project book an ideal firsthand look at daily life in ancient Mesoamerica.

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Nomad Press

Release: June 12, 2011

ISBN: 1936749602

ISBN 13: 9781936749607

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