The lost temple of the Aztecs : what it was when the Spaniards invaded Mexico

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Title:

Author:

Tanaka, Shelley.

Personal Author:

Tanaka, Shelley.

Publication Information:

New York : Hyperion ; Toronto, Ont. : Madison Press Books, [1998]

Physical Description:

48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm

Summary:

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.

Language:

English

Reading Level:

860 Lexile.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.1 1.0 73098.

Reading Counts RC 3-5 6.7 3 Quiz: 19764.

Subject Term:

Aztecs -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Aztecs -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.

Aztecs -- History. -- Juvenile literature.

Indians of Mexico -- History. -- Juvenile literature.

Geographic Term:

Mexico -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Juvenile literature.

Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540 -- Juvenile literature.

Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540. -- Juvenile literature.

Added Author:

Ruhl, Greg,

ISBN:

9780786804412

Format :

Book

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Searching... Crane Branch Library	F1219.73 .T35 1998	Juvenile Non-Fiction	Open Shelf	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable
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Using the exciting recent discovery and excavation of the Great Temple in Mexico City, this book flashes back four centuries to tell the compelling story of the Spanish conquest of Mexico in vivid and accurate detail, based on Aztec accounts.

Reviews 1

School Library Journal Review

Gr 4-7Using the discovery of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlán 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 1521the 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 (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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School Library Journal Review