Mysteries of the Maya Calendar Museum
Author | : Laanna Carrasco |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 2012-11-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0988539209 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780988539204 |
Rating | : 4/5 (204 Downloads) |
Download or read book Mysteries of the Maya Calendar Museum written by Laanna Carrasco and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did Maya peoples and their calendar predict the end of the world? Will the world end soon? This book has an answer to these questions and more in language and pictures that kids are sure to enjoy. Come join Carlos, Lucia, and their new friend Julia as they learn about the Maya calendar and go on a dream journey to find the truth about the end of the world! Along the way, they meet a talking macaw named Octavio, discover the secret of the Maya glyph for the end of time, fly down a portal to the ancient city of Chichen Itza, hear the song of the daykeeper Smoking Parrot, and learn the magic of the phrase "the beginning is in the end." Authors Laanna and David Carrasco are a father-and-daughter team with ethnic roots in Mexico who descend from generations of schoolteachers and an artist from the United States-Mexico borderlands. Illustrated with drawings by Marlo Garnsworthy and photographs.