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These handsomely designed books mix appealing text, a wealth of illustrations, and attractive sidebar material in eye-catching, magazine-style layouts. "Aztec Life" is an absorbing overview of Aztec life from their settlement in Tenochtitlan, the sacrifices, religious beliefs, schooling, mysterious medical practices and more...

"Five hundred years ago, in November 1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma. That story--and the story of what happened afterwards--has been told many times, but always from the point of view of the Europeans. After all, we have been taught, it was the Europeans who held the pens. But the Native Americans were more intrigued by the Roman alphabet than the Spaniards...

The Aztecs were people connected to the land and forests of South America. Unknown to Europeans prior to the 1500s, they developed a unique and vibrant culture. This book explores who the Aztecs were and what various technologies they created or influenced in their own time as well as today.

Retells a Mexican legend in which the sky god and the wind god bring music from Sun's house to the Earth.

Describes the traditional way of life of the Aztecs. Includes activities in which common items represent what the Aztecs used, such as making a fan out of strips of colored paper representing the feathers of tropical birds.

"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...

A picture book that introduces the Aztecs, their cities, and the dramatic confrontation between Montezuma and Cortes. Tells how the Aztecs established an empire in Mexico and what happened when they, led by Montezuma, encountered Cortés and the Spaniards in the early sixteenth century. An account of the establishment of the Aztec empire in Mexico and of the terrible battle between the Aztecs and the Spaniards known as the Sad Night.

Looks at civilization of the ancient Aztecs, covering the influence of religion, creative expression, foreign aggression, and more.

"Well-illustrated overview of the Aztec empire and society's development drawn from ethnohistoric sources and excavations at major imperial centers. Basic introduction for nonspecialists"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.