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1) The lost city of the Monkey God: a true story

Author

Preston, Douglas J

Language

English

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NYT - E-Book Nonfiction

Formats

Book, Audiobook on CD

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Aurora Hills - Adult Nonfiction

972.83 PREST

Central - Adult Nonfiction has 3

972.83 PREST

Cherrydale - Adult Nonfiction

972.83 PREST

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2017.	First edition.	Grand Central Publishing	viii, 326 pages, 16 leaves of plates : maps ; 24 cm	English	Available Aurora Hills - Adult Nonfiction 972.83 PREST Central - Adult Nonfiction has 3 972.83 PREST Cherrydale - Adult Nonfiction 972.83 PREST Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

Audiobook on CD
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Central - Adult Audiobooks

CD 972.83 PREST

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2017]	Unabridged.	Hachette Audio	10 audio discs (630 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.	English	Available Central - Adult Audiobooks CD 972.83 PREST	More Info Place Hold

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"Douglas Preston takes readers on an adventure deep into the Honduran jungle in this riveting, danger-filled true story about the discovery of an ancient lost civilization"-- Since the days of Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God. In 1940 journalist Theodore Morde returned from the rainforest with hundreds of artifacts...

2) Before Columbus: the Americas of 1491

Author

Mann, Charles C

Publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2009]

Language

English

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Shirlington - Kids Nonfiction

J 970.01 MANN

Westover - Kids Nonfiction has 2

J 970.01 MANN

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[2009]	First edition.	Atheneum Books for Young Readers	ix, 116 pages : color ; 27 cm	English	Available Shirlington - Kids Nonfiction J 970.01 MANN Westover - Kids Nonfiction has 2 J 970.01 MANN Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

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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.

3) Who discovered America?

Author

Wyatt, Valerie

Publisher

Kids Can Press

Pub. Date

[2008]

Language

English

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Central - Kids Nonfiction

J 970.01 WYATT

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
[2008]	Kids Can Press	40 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm	English	Available Central - Kids Nonfiction J 970.01 WYATT	More Info Place Hold

4) Ancient Maya technology

Author

Hofer, Charles

Series

Spotlight on the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations
Spotlight on the Maya Aztec and Inca civilizations

Publisher

PowerKids Press

Pub. Date

2017.

Language

English

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Central - Kids Nonfiction has 3

J 972.6 HOFER

Shirlington - Kids Nonfiction has 2

J 972.6 HOFER

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2017.	PowerKids Press	32 pages : color ; 23 cm.	English	Available Central - Kids Nonfiction has 3 J 972.6 HOFER Shirlington - Kids Nonfiction has 2 J 972.6 HOFER	More Info Place Hold

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Presents a look at the technology of the Mayan civilization, describing their advances in agriculture, architecture, medicine, mathematics, the building of cities, and calendars.

5) Mammoth bones and broken stones: the mystery of North America's first people

Author

Harrison, David L

Publisher

Boyds Mills Press

Pub. Date

2010.

Language

English

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Central - Kids Nonfiction

J 970.01 HARRI

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2010.	Boyds Mills Press	48 pages : color ; 26 cm	English	Available Central - Kids Nonfiction J 970.01 HARRI	More Info Place Hold

6) Buried beneath us: discovering the ancient cities of the Americas

Author

Aveni, Anthony F

Publisher

Roaring Brook Press

Pub. Date

2013.

Language

English

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Aurora Hills - Kids Nonfiction

J 972.018 AVENI

Westover - Kids Nonfiction

J 972.018 AVENI

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2013.	First edition.	Roaring Brook Press	90 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm	English	Available Aurora Hills - Kids Nonfiction J 972.018 AVENI Westover - Kids Nonfiction J 972.018 AVENI	More Info Place Hold

7) The genius of the Maya

Author

Howell, Izzi

Publisher

Crabtree Publishing Company

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

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Central - Kids Nonfiction

J 972.81 HOWEL

Pub. Date	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
2020.	Crabtree Publishing Company	32 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.	English	Available Central - Kids Nonfiction J 972.81 HOWEL	More Info Place Hold

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"Which innovative ideas and inventions began with the Maya? Find out how the Maya built their cities to suit the landscape and population, traded their resources, and developed a complex system of writing. Discover how their brilliant developments in farming, astronomy, and cloth-making still influence the way we live today"--

8) Sharuko: el arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello = Peruvian archaeologist Julio C. Tello

Author

Brown, Monica

Publisher

Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books, Inc

Pub. Date

Language

Español

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Central - Kids Bilingual

J/BILIN JB TELLO J

Pub. Date	Edition	Publisher	Phys Desc.	Language	Availability
©2020	First edition.	Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books, Inc	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 24 x 28 cm	Español	Available Central - Kids Bilingual J/BILIN JB TELLO J	More Info Place Hold

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Una biografía ilustrada de Julio C. Tello, considerado el fundador de la arqueología peruana moderna y quien llegó a ser el científico social indígena más distinguido del siglo XX. "A picture biography of Julio C. Tello, considered to be the founder of modern Peruvian archaeology, that traces his life from an early interest in Peru's ancient cultures to his rise as the most distinguished Indigenous social scientist of the twentieth century....

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