Crowley County Combined Library

Discusses the Aztec Indians, their history, religion, language, customs, and final days.

Photographs and descriptive text provide information on the people, cities, culture, food and drink, trade, gods and goddesses, clothes, sports and games, and other aspects of the Aztec, Inca, and Maya civilizations.

Explains the daily lives of the Mexican people including school, work, family activities, and everyday life both in the city and the country.

On the Hill of Dust, in the remote mountains of Mexico, an eleven-year-old Mixtec boy called Teo lives with his family and the animals that he has healed, but one day a Romany caravan rolls into town with a young girl who calls herself Esma, the Gypsy Queen of Lightning--it is the beginning of a life-long friendship that will change both their lives.

Describes the daily life and civilization of the Aztecs.

A humorous and gory look at the ancient Aztec tradition of sacrificing enemy warriors to the gods.

Discusses the religious beliefs and legends of the Mexican and Central American Indians in pre-Hispanic times.

"Thirty years ago, Carlos Castaneda published The Teachings of Don Juan, the story of a magical journey into the unknown. Under the tutelage of don Juan Matus, the young anthropologist entered another world and emerged to give readers of his first book glimpses of the "nonordinary reality" of a Yaqui Indian sorcerer. Castaneda wrote eight more books, most recently The Art of Dreaming, which describes don Juan's teaching methods as well as the sorcery...

Examines the civilization of the ancient Maya, from their pyramids and eloborate writing systems, to their developments in mathematics and science, and includes information on their large cities--Tikal, Copan, Palenque--and their social structure. Includes time line and glossary.

This series takes readers on a journey back in time to learn about the history, government, and daily life of people who lived long ago.