Andres, The Mighty Maya Warrior by Diana Perry

Andres, The Mighty Maya Warrior

by Diana Perry, Illustrated by Cody Sims

  Book 1 of 12 in the Youngbloods Mysteries Series, this pre-teen book has not  one, but two mysteries for fourth, fifth and sixth graders to solve.  Balam appears  to be a boy in a jaguar costume, but when he does things like disappear off the top  of the Bearded Man Temple, Andy Jamison wonders if Balam really could be the 200-  year-old jaguar king he claims to be.  With a hook at the end of each chapter, readers   experience wildlife, culture and language while immersed in the Maya culture within the   jungle surrounding Chich'en Itza in Mexico.  Activity pages further their learning   experience along with Maya and Spanish words with pronunciation and definitions.  The exciting illustrations are by Cody Sims.  Ben Thomas, Director of Programming   at the Archeology Institute of America, was the main advisor on this book which contains  his comments as well as those of other archeologists and anthropologists.    ISBN: 978-1-62249-316-6  

Pages: 205