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English
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"Heartbreaking immersion into the lives of people enduring extreme violence in Central America El Salvador and Honduras have had the highest homicide rates in the world over the past ten years. Oscar Martinez, author of The Beast, which was named one of the best books of the year by the Economist and the Financial Times, shares a beautiful and immersive account of life in one of the most violent places on earth. Martinez travels to Nicaraguan fishing...
5) National Geographic investigates ancient Maya: archaeology unlocks the secrets to the Maya's past
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National Geographic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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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"-- Provided by publisher.
12) Eyewitness Aztec
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DK Pub
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English
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Chronicles the history, beliefs, and everyday lives of the ancient Aztec, Inca, and Maya peoples.
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Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Ixchel, a young Mayan girl who is not allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, exercises her ingenuity and repurposes plastic bags to create colorful weavings. Includes glossary and author's note.
14) Passport
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Little, Brown and Company
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Teenage Sophia lives with her family in Central America where her parents serve as foreign diplomats, but as she explores her own boundaries around honesty and deception she discovers the true nature of her parents' work.
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