Chichen Itza
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781621274612 (1621274616)
Publish date: July 1st 2013
Publisher: Av2 by Weigl
Edition language: English
I will visit Chichen Itza a couple weeks from now! I'm really looking forward to the trip. This book is a decent basic introduction for children, but it over-simplifies its subject matter. I wish the author and/or editor had put more trust in their audience. Kids who are interested in a topic will p...
Dislikes: - Too general; covers info I've learned from other sources; lacks the interesting details of the Maya culture that would make kids sit up and say, "WOW!" For example, on p. 13, a sentence about carvings on buildings reads, "Others are images of gods, such as Kukulcan and the rain god Cha...