The Lost Temple of the Aztecs: What It Was When the Spaniards Invaded Mexico (I Was There) - Hardcover

Tanaka, Shelley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786804416 ISBN 13: 9780786804412

Verlag: Hyperion, 1998

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Uses the discovery of the temple in Mexico City, what was the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, to introduce the story of the Spanish conquest of Moctezuma and his empire in the sixteenth century.

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Grade 4-7?Using the discovery of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan under the streets of Mexico City in 1978 as a starting point, Tanaka introduces readers to the world of the Aztecs at the time of the Spanish invasion. From this beginning, the readable text follows the fate of this capital city and its inhabitants until its fall and destruction in 1521?the death knell of an empire. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photos, period artwork, and dramatic full-page paintings, the book is handsome and eye-catching. It includes fictional dialogue and suppositions regarding emotional states, but purists may be comforted by the vetting of Professor Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, both a descendant of an Aztec ruler and the archaeologist in charge of the initial excavation of the Great Temple. Another comforting note indicates that, "The text...is largely based on Aztec accounts...." Sadly, there is no index (or table of contents) to simplify swift information retrieval. Still, this is a colorful, lively addition. Teamed with other works such as Sally Schofer Mathews's eloquent The Sad Night (Clarion, 1994) and Philip Steele's quasi-tabloid The Aztec News (Candlewick, 1997), it may bring a long-ago world into sharp present-day focus.?Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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• Verlag: Hyperion
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0786804416
• ISBN 13: 9780786804412
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 48
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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