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Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and text describe how the Mixtecs create painted manuscripts, or codices, that reflect their way of life and document their history, science, land tenure, tribute, and sacred rituals.
2) Starfields
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
209 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
While big changes are coming to her Mexican village, nine-year-old Rosalba hears that the Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world in 2012 and she dreams of an ancient Mayan boy, eyes bound in a shamanistic ritual, who hints at what Rosalba can do.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A fictionalized account of a Nahua woman who grew up in Mexico during the early 1900s, became a model for artists, worked with scholars to preserve Nahuatl language and stories, and was known as the "soul of Mexico." Includes author's note, timeline, and glossary.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
High school senior Blanca Montes is drawn to the new student, Greg Chan, unaware that they are the reincarnations of Princess Iztac and Captain Popoca from an ancient Aztec tale, and the fates are giving them one final opportunity to reunite.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
On the Hill of Dust, in the remote mountains of Mexico, an eleven-year-old Mixtec boy called Teo lives with his family and the animals that he has healed, but one day a Romany caravan rolls into town with a young girl who calls herself Esma, the Gypsy Queen of Lightning--it is the beginning of a life-long friendship that will change both their lives.
Author
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
362 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Nathan, a young Navajo boy from Phoenix, Arizona, goes on an epic hero's journey."--Kirkusreviews.com
"When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he's in for a pretty uneventful summer, with no electricity or cell service. Still, he loves spending time with Nali and with his uncle Jet, though it's clear when Jet arrives that he brings his problems with him. One night, while lost in...
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
30 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 25 cm
Language
English
Description
When eight-year-old Kiki travels to Taos Pueblo, the reservation where her parents grew up, she confronts her identity as both a Tiwa Indian and a big city girl.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 29 x 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Galardonado creador Duncan Tonatiuh da vida a una querida leyenda mexicana ¡Mención de Honor del Premio Pura Belpré al Ilustrador y un Libro Infantil Notable de ALA/ALSC! "A palette of earthy, evocative colors . . . A genuine triumph." -Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) "Use this Aztec legend to inspire readers while teaching a bit about dramatic irony." -School Library Journal Itza era la princesa más hermosa de la tierra, y muchos pretendientes...
10) The spirit line
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
216 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the special rug Crystal Manyfeathers is weaving for her kinaaldá, the traditional Navajo womanhood ceremony, is stolen from her loom, there are any number of suspects.
Author
Series
Magic tree house Merlin missions volume 25
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
130 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
As a thank-you from Merlin and Morgan, Jack and Annie are sent on what should be a vacation at a luxurious resort in Cozumel, Mexico, but is, by mistake, an adventure with ancient Mayans, instead.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. When Popoca was near to defeating Jaguar Claw, his opponent sent a messenger to Izta saying Popoca...
13) Yossel's journey
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Yossel, along with his family, flees anti-Jewish Russian pogroms in the late nineteenth century and settles in the American Southwest where he forges a friendship with Thomas, a Native American Navajo boy"--
Author
Publisher
Ediciones LQ
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
xi, 443 pages : color illustrations, color map, genealogical tables ; 23 cm
Language
Español
Description
"México. 1418. Les presentamos al príncipe Acolmiztli. Puma de la gente Acolhua. Heredero al trono de su padre. Mitad Acolhua, mitad Mexica. Cantante. Guerrero. Poeta. Dieciséis años de edad. Y ahora, traicionado. Una conspiración en el palacio, planeada por el letal imperio Tepaneca, mata a su madre y hermanos, pone al ejército de su padre en retirada, y manda al príncipe Acolmiztli a un exilio pernicioso. Enfrentándose al hambre, las montañas...