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- Clean new design for easy readability and comprehension- Updated text presented in a lively, continuous narrative- New center-spread sidebar feature presenting material in a fun, creative way- Excellent age-appropriate introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects- Important Words glossary clarifies subject-specific vocabulary- Resources section encourages independent study- Index makes navigating subject matter easy
Lexile Measure: 940L (What's this?)
Series: True Books: Ancient Civilizations
Library Binding: 48 pages
Publisher: Scholastic (September 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0531252280
ISBN-13: 978-0531252284
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.3 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,789,304 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #122 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > Central & South America #881 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Cultural Studies > Customs, Traditions, Anthropology #882 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > Ancient
Age Range: 7 - 9 years
Grade Level: 2 - 4
This was what seemed to be a very accurate book on the period. But the text felt to me very dense, hard to understand, and especially hard for kids (mine are 6 and 10 and as a mother will always say, smart.) I was hoping for something that more clearly laid out the timelines of the Incan Empire and the Spanish invasion and put the events in sequence that they could digest. I found myself reading the material to my six-year old, then going back through it in my own words after I had done that. This is the best book I could find on the topic for kids, but I still thought the text was unnecessarily dense. For example to describe some of the tribes before the Incas, phrases like "During quests to take over their land... they were conquered" or "they served their new Inca rulers." I first had to explain a quest, conquer, and what "serving a ruler" meant- I'm frankly not even sure. If you are going to say stones were fitted together without mortar, few kids actually know what mortar is. Either use more sentences and make them simpler and explain those concepts, or don't use those words. It seems like the language in unnecessarily dense or maybe just odd word choices that result in text that isn't easy to explain to the targeted demographic. Either way, requires a lot of adult involvement for this book to make sense to either age.
Very well explained. Written pronunciation helped a lot. My granddaughter and I read the book. She is four years old, Taylor, and she did not have a problem reading it. Very interesting facts. Good way to introduce history for children. Great book.
I got this book to teach my daughter about some Latin American history. I found it was super informative and taught me quite a few things I did not know. It has great pictures and is easy to follow. I also got the True Books Maya and Aztec books. They were all great and I plan to get more of these!
I am the school librarian and bought this on request of the teachers in the History Department. They and the students loved it
The Inca nation stretched along the west coast of South America for 2500 miles. Why did the people go 7000 feet up in the mountains to build a great city and then let it lay abandoned for 400 years? How did the empire develop 200 types of potatoes that would later feed Europe and the Incas never had a written language. What a puzzle! They built temples with walls covered with gold. Was this the lost city of gold that the Spanish explorers searched for in what is now Mexico and the U.S. Southwest? Another mystery.This inexpensive book on has full color photos on every page and also lists resources of other reference books, web sites and even museums.
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