You Wouldn't Want To Be An Aztec Sacrifice (Revised Edition) Read Free Books and Download eBooks
You are a young man of noble family in the Central Valley of Mexico. Your city is about to be visited by your overlords, the Aztecs: fearsome warriors who practice human sacrifice. Will you be one of their victims? This new extended edition includes a map and a timeline of the Aztec civilization, and a selection of chilling facts.
Lexile Measure: 880 (What's this?)
Series: You Wouldn't Want To...
Paperback: 40 pages
Publisher: Franklin Watts; Revised edition (September 1, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0531238555
ISBN-13: 978-0531238554
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.2 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #106,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #6 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > Mexico #66 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > Ancient
Age Range: 8 - 11 years
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Humorous treatment of a ghastly subject...this is our first encounter with the You Wouldn't Want To... Series. You Wouldn't Want to be an Aztec Sacrifice: Gruesome Things You'd Rather Not Know is an over the top cartoonish, yet factual and upfront look at the history of Aztec sacrifice told as if YOU were there...the one being sacrificed to the Gods! This wonderful book has an introduction that gives some basic background on the Rise of the Aztec civilization, including an inset map showing the location (handy for young readers) and then a progression of chapters starting with how you would have lived (being an Aztec noble), paying tribute, being captured in a "flower battle" (nothing to do with actual flowers, heh), the long walk through the desert to the Aztec capital, how sacrifices were chosen, and goes into exactly what happens as the day of sacrifice approaches. This is a ghastly subject that is given a humorous spin, yet still manages to tell the whole story, loaded with interesting facts and tidbits about life in Mesoamerica! Each two page spread features a main narrative in addition to a set of "photo" illustrations along the bottom or side with additional information and in the top right hand corner, each has a "handy hint" to help you along the way...these hints include advice like "make an offering to the city's guardian god - he might protect you from the Aztecs" (offered on the page where the Aztecs are coming for the tribute payments or "Always keep plenty of obsidian (volcanic glass) for weapon blades. If danger threatens you won't have time to climb the volcano to get more!
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