Before Columbus : the Americas of 1491
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New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2009].
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Aurora Hills - Kids Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2009].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
ix, 116 pages : color ; 27 cm
Language
English

Notes

General Note
"A Downtown Bookworks book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 110) and index.
Description
This study of Native American societies is adapted for younger readers from Charles C. Mann's best-selling 1491. Turning conventional wisdom on its head, the book argues that the people of North and South America lived in enormous cities, raised pyramids hundreds of years before the Egyptians did, engineered corn, and farmed the rainforests.
Target Audience
Ages 8 up.
Awards
A Junior Library Guild selection

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Mann, C. C. (2009). Before Columbus: the Americas of 1491 (First edition.). Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mann, Charles C. 2009. Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mann, Charles C. Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491 Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Mann, Charles C. Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491 First edition., Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2009.

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