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Fargo adventures volume 5
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Husband-and-wife team Sam and Remi Fargo are in Mexico, when they come upon a remarkable discovery: the skeleton of a man clutching an ancient sealed pot, and within the pot, a Mayan book, larger than anyone has ever seen. The book contains astonishing information about the Mayans, about their cities, and about mankind itself. The secrets are so powerful that some people would do anything to possess them--the Fargos are about to find out.
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Language
English
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Two American couples, just out of college, enjoy a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in Mexico. On an impulse, they go off with newfound friends in search of one of their group--the young German, who, in pursuit of a girl, has headed for the remote Mayan ruins, site of a fabled archeological dig. Then the searchers--moving into the wild interior--begin to suspect that there is an insidious, horrific "other" among them ... --From publisher description...
Author
Series
Infinity ring volume 4
Language
English
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Description
Sera has seen the future, and it is terrifying. Unfortunately, she can't do anything to prevent the Cataclysm while stranded with Dak and Riq thousands of years in the past. Their only hope lies with the ancient Maya, a mysterious people who claim to know a great deal about the future. Is there more to these ancients than meets the eye?
6) Rain player
Author
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
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Description
To bring rain to his thirsty village, Pik challenges the rain god to a game of pok-a-tok.
7) Ice shock
Author
Series
Joshua files volume 2
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Back home in Oxford, Josh tries to resume his normal life and make sense of his Mayan adventures, but soon it becomes clear that he cannot escape destiny as he becomes more certain than ever that his father's death was no accident and his closest allies may not be trustworthy.
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Series
Jaguar stones volume 2
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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With the end of the Mayan calendar fast approaching, fourteen-year-old Max Murphy and his friend Lola, the Maya girl who saved his life in the perilous jungle, race against time to outwit the twelve villainous Lords of Death, following the trail of the conquistadors into a forgotten land steeped in legend and superstition.
9) The captive
Author
Series
Julian Escobar series volume 1
Pub. Date
1979.
Language
English
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Description
As part of a Spanish expedition to the New World, a Jesuit seminarian witnesses the enslavement and exploitation of the Mayas and his own seduction by greed and ambition.
10) Middleworld
Author
Series
Jaguar stones volume 1
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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When his archaeologist parents go missing in Central America, fourteen-year-old Max embarks on a wild adventure through the Mayan underworld in search of the legendary Jaguar Stones, which enabled ancient Mayan kings to wield the powers of living gods.
Author
Series
Jaguar stones volume 3
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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"Deep in the jungle, Max and Lola battle a zombie army, mutant cave spiders, and even the ancient Maya Lords of Death" -- provided by the publisher. (t.p. verso).
12) The Lost City
Author
Series
Jaguar stones volume 4
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
With his parents in jail and the Maya Death Lords in possession of all five Jaguar Stones, Max Murphy is pretty sure that he'll never get to leave the rainforest. But the Lords of Death have a problem a new king calling himself Great Sun claims to have the Jaguar Stones, too. And they want Max to prove the guy's a fraud. Or else. Now, Max and Lola are off on another adventure that will take them from Central America to New Orleans and up the Mississippi...
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English
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"One day, Kamala and Maya had an idea. A big idea: they would turn their empty apartment courtyard into a playground! This is the uplifting tale of how the author's aunt and mother first learned to persevere in the face of disappointment and turned a dream into reality. This is a story of children's ability to make a difference and of a community coming together to transform their neighborhood."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Choose your own adventure volume 11
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Your friend, Tom, disappears while looking for clues to the fall of the Mayan civilization, and you must find out what happened to him.
19) Me oh Maya
Author
Series
Time warp trio series volume 13
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Joe, Fred, and Sam find themselves whisked by The Book to the main ring-ball court in Chichin Itza, Mexico in 1000 A.D., where they must play for their lives against a Mayan High Priest who cheats.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
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Storytime @ Home: Spotlight on Mother Nature & Planet Earth
Storytime @ Home: Spotlight on Mother Nature & Planet Earth
Description
Ixchel, a young Mayan girl who is not allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, exercises her ingenuity and repurposes plastic bags to crea create colorful weavings. Includes glossary and author's note.
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