Where Is Machu Picchu by Megan Stine -- ESSENTIAL

http://lestgoo.id
http://lestgoo.id/download
Where Is Machu Picchu? by Megan Stine, illustrated by John O'Brien. 108 pgs. NONFICTION. Penguin Young Readers Group (Penguin Random House), 2018. $16.

Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: G

BUYING ADVISORY:  EL, MS -- ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

This nonfiction book tells the history of Machu Picchu, from the civilization that made it to its "discovery" again many years later. Line drawings supplement the text throughout.

This book is filled with fascinating insights, and it makes the civilization that created Machu Picchu come alive. It would work very well for students working on research projects, or for those who just want to learn more about an interesting historical site.

Reviewed by Sydney G., K-6 Library Media Specialist
http://lestgoo.id
http://lestgoo.id/download

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Fear: Trump in the White House

Image
4.6 out of 5 30 review Add Your Review Availability: Ready to download With authoritative reporting honed through eight presidencies from Nixon to Obama, author Bob Woodward reveals in unprecedented detail the harrowing life inside President Donald Trump’s White House and precisely how he makes decisions on major foreign and domestic policies. Woodward draws from hundreds of hours of interviews with firsthand sources, meeting notes, personal With authoritative reporting honed through eight presidencies from Nixon to Obama, author Bob Woodward reveals in unprecedente...
Read more

Rush by Eve Silver - ADVISABLE

Image
Rush by Eve Silver , 361 pages.  Katherine Tegen Books (HarperCollins Publishers), 2013. $17.99 Language: PG13 (49 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG13 BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS – ADVISABLE AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE After experiencing so much grief from things that she cannot control, Miki now holds a strong grip on everything that she can control—her grades, her diet, her emotions. But she cannot control the future, no matter how much Miki wishes to. On one seemingly regular day, Miki gets pulled into a parallel dimension that she does not understand to play what she is told is a game. It is not a game; it is real. I love that Miki is so relatable and real, despite her impossible circumstances. Miki starts fighting a physical battle after fighting so long in an emotional and mental battle that came as a result of her hardships. We all fight these battles, and I found that I connected with Miki more than I expected, especially with a sci-fi storyline that is so far...
Read more

Furs and Frontiers in the Far North

Image
Furs and Frontiers in the Far North: The Contest among Native and Foreign Nations for the Bering Strait Fur Trade by John R. Bockstoce New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009 xxi plus 472 pp. Illustrations, appendix, glossary, bibliography, and index. Reviewed by James A. Hanson While Russian entrepreneurs and American and European maritime traders had opened commerce with Alaska and the Northwest Coast decades earlier, the vast region above Bering Strait remained unknown until 1819, when an American ship, the General San Martin under Captain Eliab Grimes, attempted to open trade with the natives. He quickly discovered that instead of being welcomed as the harbinger of commerce, his arrival was seen as a threat to the voluminous commerce between the Eskimos and the Chuckchis of Asia that had recently developed due to the expansion of trade between Russia and China for furs, ivory, tea, porcelain, and fabrics. Anxious to protect their roles as suppliers and middlemen, the natives were ag...
Read more