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MEXICOMEXICORELATED TITLES & PRODUCTS

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

What's Inside:
  • Mexico's Geography
  • Empire, Conquest, and Independence
  • Holidays
  • Mexico City
  • Mexico and the United States
  • Selected Cities and Regions
Features:
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Sample Text
"Every time you eat a chocolate bar or drink a cup of cocoa, you can say thank-you to Mexico. Have you ever swatted a pinata at a birthday party of eaten a tortilla or taco? Are you a fan of cowboys or rodeos? Mexico again. It's easy to visit this neighbor. Just head south."
RELATED TITLES & PRODUCTS
MAYAMAYA
"Thousands of years ago, not a single human being lived in all of North or South America. Then, around 23,000 b.c., the first people arrived from Asia. Slowly, they roamed south, and some settled in parts of Mexico, Central America, and South America. Later, they became known as the Maya. From these humble beginnings, the Maya created one of the most splendid civilizations of all time. They erected. . . "
AZTECSAZTECS
"Buried beneath what is now Mexico City, below the corridors and tunnels of the subway system, lie the ruins of the greatest city of the Aztec empire - Tenochtitlan (ten-och-tee-TLAN). In 1325, after years of searching, the Aztecs chose a site in the middle of Lake Texcoco for their new capital. Within two centuries, this island in a swampy, shallow lake had become the center of an empire of over. . . "
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
  • The Day It Snowed Tortillas / El Dia Que Nevaron Tortillas, Folktales told in Spanish and English. By Joe Hayes. Cinco Puntos Press, 2003.
  • Mexico and Central America: A Fiesta of Cultures, Crafts, and Activities for Ages 8-12. By Mary C. Turck. Chicago Review Press, 2004.
  • Days of the Dead (Paperback). By Kathryn Lasky. Hyperion, 1996.
  • Mexico: A True Book (True Books: Countries). By Ann Heinrichs. Children's Press (CT), 1997.
  • Frida Kahlo: The Artist in the Blue House (Adventures in Art). By Magdalena Holzhey. Prestel Publishing, 2003.
ADULT BOOKS
  • Stories From Mexico: Historias de Mexico. By Genevieve Barlow & William N. Stivers. McGraw-Hill, 1995.
  • Fire and Blood: A History of Mexico. By T. R. Fehrenbach. Da Capo Press, 1995.
  • The Oxford History of Mexico. Edited by Michael C. Meyer & William H. Beezley. Oxford University Press, 2000.
  • Opening Mexico : The Making of a Democracy. By Julia Preston & Samuel Dillon. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004.
WEBSITES
  • http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_kids.html
  • http://www.mamalisa.com/world/mexico.html
  • http://www.kidskonnect.com/Mexico/MexicoHome.html
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
  • Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum: Chicago, IL (312-738-1503) http://www.mfacmchicago.org