DK Eyewitness Books: Aztec, Inca & Maya: Discover the World of the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas-- [With CDROM and Charts]

By Elizabeth Baquedano and D.K. Publishing

Book Overview

The ancient Aztecs are among the most amazing civilizations to ever walk the Earth. This spectacular visual guide chronicles their fascinating history in South America and why their legacy lives on to this day.

Journey back in time to experience the rise and fall of the Aztecs, as well as other Mesoamerican peoples, including the Incas and Mayas. You'll explore their vast empires and lost worlds in spectacular detail, and meet their gods and goddesses and marvel at their precious stones. Join them farming and hunting, team up for sports and games, taste the food and drink, and dance at their celebrations. Then, after centuries of growth and progress, discover how the Spanish conquest brought these civilizations crashing to their knees.

Perfect for kids, Eyewitness Aztec provides the complete picture of this civilization's history, capturing its enduring magic, mystery, and wonder. Part of DK's best-selling Eyewitness series, this key title incorporates stunning colour images, infographics, statistics, quotations, and timelines.

Whether you're looking for homework help or all there is to know about the Aztecs, this book has got it covered.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756673208
• ISBN13: 9780756673208
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.7" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Aztec, Inca, and Maya (DK Eyewitness Books)

Quick delivery. Good service. My grandson is enjoying this book immemsely. This series of books is excellent. I highly recommend these to anyone, even adults. They are brimming with information.

Another solid entry in the Eyewitness Books series

This is another excellent entry in the Eyewitness Books series, for young readers. The illustrations, as always, are wonderful. The slick pages speak to a quality production. The text is written well and conveys information accessible to the series' audience. The volume begins with an historical perspective on the three civilizations--Aztec, Maya, and Inca. After that, as with other volumes in the series that focus on civilizations, we read of the everyday life and context of the people being examined. What topics are considered? Farming, hunting/fishing, cities, family and home life, food and drink, religion, medicine, literacy and numbers, clothes, the arts, and so on. All discussions provide enough detail to give young readers a pretty good sense of each society. This particular work ends with the Spanish conquest of the New World and, with it, the end of these three impressive societies. So, to summarize. . . . A strong entry in the series of Eyewitness Books. Young readers interested in these early civilizations will enjoy this work.

Eyewitness Books are a Great Help in the Classroom!

I am an ESOL teacher who has to teach about a variety of topics daily. I am currently teaching about Native Americans and this book helped quite a bit with teaching about Maya, Aztecs and the Inca. The topic is so absorbing, I'm having trouble fitting the North Americans in! The pictures and articfacts are very interesting and I thought well presented. I think we have mostly small items related to these civilizations so it is hard to see how Eyewitness could have differentiated them more. I could be wrong but think this book was really helpful to my students. They have little concept of these cultures as all come from Asia. It's fun and not as boring as they thought.

Aztec, Inca, and Maya (DK Eyewitness Books)

I am an adult who found the book a quick and easy way to be introduced to a subject I did not know much about. I am using it to discuss Mexican artists during student and adult tours at my local art museum.

A Wonderful Way to Spark A Child's Interest!

The Eyewitness series of books is primarily aimed at children ages 8-14. They are all full of many clear bright color photographs and illustrations that are each accompanied by a paragraph or so of factual information. The Eyewitness series is a great way to spark a youth's interest in a subject. They have books on just about every topic imaginable from Archaeology to Zoology.