Title:
Buried beneath us : discovering the ancient cities of the Americas / Anthony Aveni ; illustrated by Katherine Roy.
ISBN:
9781596435674
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2013.
Physical Description:
90 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents:
What are cities? -- Where do cities come from and how do they grow? -- Daily life in the city -- How religion keeps cities together -- Lessons from the crumbled ruins -- Pronunciations.
Summary:
Thousands of years before Europeans first colonized North America, other cities were here. They grew up, flourished and eventually disappeared in the same places that modern cities would later appear. You will find the astonishing story of how they grew from small settlements to booming city centers--and then crumbled into ruins.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader MG 8.2 3 187414
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Audience:
1180L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocn821271465
Availability:
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