MAYA Inventos Increíbles Que Puedes Construir Tú Mismo

Children are introduced to the world of the ancient Maya, the most advanced and mysterious civilization of the New World. From ceremonial masks and hieroglyphics to calendars and musical instruments, the hands-on projects in this fun and educational book allow children to experience how the Maya lived, cooked, worshipped, entertained themselves, and interacted with their neighbors. Children will re-create favorite Maya games, carve their own glyphs in soap, cook homemade tortillas, and make Mayan-style jewelry and pottery. Detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for each project are combined with historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, and trivia, making this project book an ideal firsthand look at daily life in ancient Mesoamerica. Se les presenta a los ninos el mundo de los mayas antiguos, la civilizacion mas avanzada y misteriosa del Nuevo Mundo. Desde mascaras ceremoniales y jeroglificos hasta calendarios e instrumentos musicales, los proyectos practicos en este libro divertido y educativo les permiten a los ninos experimentar como los mayas vivian, cocinaban, adoraban, se entretenian e interactuaban con sus vecinos. Los ninos recrearan juegos mayas favoritos, labraran sus propios glifos en barras de jabon, cocinaran tortillas caseras y haran joyeria y alfareria al estilo maya. Instrucciones detalladas paso-a-paso, diagramas y plantillas para cada proyecto, combinadas con datos historicos, anecdotas, biografias y curiosidades, convierten a este libro de proyectos en una mirada ideal de primera mano de la vida diaria en la antigua Mesoamerica.

Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt is the author of Great World War II Projects You Can Build Yourself and a coauthor of 2005 NASCAR Travel Planner and Ripley's Believe It or Not! Planet Eccentric! She has written for American Profile, Family Circle, Go, Ladies' Home Journal, and the Washington Post. She lives in Plano, Texas. Tom Casteel is an illustrator and a cartoonist who recently graduated from the Center for Cartoon Studies. He lives in South Bend, Indiana.