Buried Beneath Us: Discovering the Ancient Cities of the Americas

by Katherine Roy and Anthony F. Aveni

Book Overview

A beautifully illustrated look at the forces that help cities grow--and eventually cause their destruction--told through the stories of the great civilizations of ancient America.

You may think you know all of the American cities. But did you know that long before New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, or Boston ever appeared on the map--thousands of years before Europeans first colonized North America--other cities were here? They grew up, fourished,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596435674
• ISBN13: 9781596435674
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9