Download or read book Jaguar Warrior written by Sandy Fussell and published by Walker Books Australia. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imprisoned in a box, Atl waits for death. He is not afraid. Anger burns too deeply within him. Then, unexpectedly, he is released. Released to deliver an urgent message. But it is not the mission that sets him running. It is the sudden chance for freedom. Nothing can stop this Jaguar Warrior. Not even the one who hunts him. Jaguar Warrior is a thrilling page-turner for younger readers by award-winning Australian author Sandy Fussell. Set in ancient Aztec times, this historical adventure novel is about a slave boy trying to protect his people from Spanish invasion, while avoiding being sacrificed himself. It was a Notable Book at the 2011 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards. For more junior fiction reads check out Sandy’s other books, Polar Boy and the Samurai Kids series. “From the opening pages to the climax, Jaguar Warrior will have your heart thumping. The hunt throughout is expertly paced and well-balanced with character reveals and historical information … Fussell has a special prowess in recreating bygone civilisations and filling them with realistic, thought-provoking characters so the past leaps into life. She did it in her Samurai Kids series and achieves it well in Jaguar Warrior.” The Sun Herald “What a page-turner: Aztec blood sacrifices, a ravenous crocodile, feisty companions, secret passages and a heart-stopping pursuit. Indiana Jones move over! … It is not only the fascinating details of Aztec life in Mexica and the Spanish invasion of that civilisation that hold the reader captive – Atl and Lali are resourceful and engaging and their lively bickering provides welcome touches of humour as a counterpoint to their terror. Fussell manages to integrate facts without ever breaking the tension of the narrative. Atl and the Captain speak alternatively, their voices vivid and compelling. The language is poetic yet riveting.” Magpies magazine “Fussell, a gifted writer, has again created outstanding characters and a suspenseful, informative and well-crafted storyline.” Good Reading magazine “A gripping historical novel for children, set in Aztec times … Set in a well-researched, thoroughly believable world, this is a thrilling adventure which will appeal to upper primary and secondary readers. Brilliant.” Aussie Reviews

Download or read book His Darkest Hunger written by Juliana Stone and published by Juliana Stone Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jaxon Castille: jaguar shifter, warrior, assassin. He has long hungered for the chance to make his former lover, Libby Jamieson, pay for her deadly betrayal. After three long years he’s finally found her. The hunt is over… But the Libby that he finds is not what he expected. She has no memory of their tumultuous affair; of her treachery; of anything beyond her own name. A shadowy and deadly clan has marked them both for death, and in an instant the game changes: the hunter has become the hunted. On the run, with the ghosts of their past between them and a dark, desperate hunger quickly reclaiming their bodies and souls, Libby and Jaxon must discover the truth behind the dark forces working against them. Together, they must grab hold of a destiny that has the power to either heal them or destroy them. But the truth is far more shattering than anyone could imagine…

Download or read book The Jaguar Warriors Boxed Set written by Juliana Stone and published by Juliana Stone Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 1038 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read the complete trilogy of this highly additive paranormal series, by USA Today Bestselling Author, Juliana Stone. “Fantastic, fresh world–impossible to put down.” -New York Times #1 Bestselling Author, Christine Feehan "Juliana Stone is on her way to becoming a paranormal favorite." - New York Times Bestselling Author Sherrilyn Kenyon. Includes, His Darkest Hunger, His Darkest Embrace, His Darkest Salvation and a bonus chapter from Wrong Side of Hell, book one in the spin off series, League Of Guardians.

Download or read book Handbook to Life in the Aztec World written by Manuel Aguilar-Moreno and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes daily life in the Aztec world, including coverage of geography, foods, trades, arts, games, wars, political systems, class structure, religious practices, trading networks, writings, architecture and science.

Download or read book Ancient Mythology Notebook written by Akasha Library and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-14 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grab this amazing Aztec Jaguar Warrior Notebook for yourself or someone who's interested in ancienty jistory and mythology. The paperback notebook consists of 120 pages, size 6x9 inches.- 6x9 Notebook- 120 Pages Count- Paperback Cover

Download or read book His Darkest Salvation written by Juliana Stone and published by Juliana Stone Publishing. This book was released on with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: n a world on the brink of chaos, passion and vengeance collide … After six months in hell, Julian Castille has returned to the world a changed man. No longer the calm, powerful CEO, but a shifter fully embraced by the blood of his clan. Julian has one goal: find the key to the portal that stands between the human realm and unprecedented darkness—and win back the pieces of his soul. The last thing he needs is a distraction like the beautiful, enigmatic Jaden DaCosta. Three years ago, a forbidden night of passion left Jaden forever altered: mated to Julian Castille–bound to a man who despises her. But the temptation to trust this darker, more savage—and more captivating—Julian is overwhelming. And as they fight for their immortal souls, their insatiable desire for each other may prove their fatal undoing…

Download or read book The Essential Codex Mendoza written by Frances Berdan and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consists of v. 2 and 4 of Berdan and Anawalt's The Codex Mendoza (4 v. -- Berkeley : University of California Press, c1992).

Download or read book Aztec Warrior written by John Pohl and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-20 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to one popular image, the Aztec army was a ruthless and efficient war machine, that established an empire by convincingly overwhelming its neighbors, sacrificing thousands to bloodthirsty gods along the way. From a contrasting perspective, its native warriors were no match for the modern warring methods of Cortés' greatly outnumbered Spaniards, who decisively defeated them. The reality of the Aztec warrior's ability and effectiveness lies somewhere between those two extremes, as this title makes clear. By examining the experiences of a hypothetical individual, Cuauhtli, this meticulously researched book shows that the history of Aztec warfare is much richer and far more complex than previously understood, and reveals the close relationship between social and military matters in Aztec society.

Download or read book How to Be an Aztec Warrior written by Fiona MacDonald and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: Salariya Book Co., 2004.

Download or read book His Darkest Embrace written by Juliana Stone and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Juliana Stone rocks!” —Ann Aguirre, bestselling author of Blue Diablo A brilliant new voice in paranormal romance fiction, Juliana Stone delivers His Darkest Embrace—a tale of shapeshifter passion that will captivate fans of Christine Feehan and Marjorie M. Liu. As she did with her stunning debut, His Darkest Hunger, Stone ushers readers into a world where danger is ever-present, catastrophe looms, and wild animal hungers drive the actions of powerful, magnificent creatures. Now two shifters—one who prowls the night, the other who soars in daylight—are drawn together by desire. And even though Skye fears she can never trust the wildly unpredictable Jagger, she knows that, only together can they hope to save their imperiled world…and she is powerless to resist His Darkest Embrace.

Download or read book The Princess and the Warrior written by Duncan Tonatiuh and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh brings a cherished Mexican legend to life A Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book and ALA/ALSC Notable Children's Book! Izta was the most beautiful princess in the land, and suitors traveled from far and wide to woo her. Even though she was the daughter of the emperor, Izta had no desire to marry a man of wealth and power. Instead, she fell in love with Popoca, a brave warrior who fought in her father’s army—and a man who did not offer her riches but a promise to stay by her side forever. The emperor did not want his daughter to marry a mere warrior, but he recognized Popoca’s bravery. He offered Popoca a deal: If the warrior could defeat their enemy, Jaguar Claw, then the emperor would permit Popoca and Izta to wed. But Jaguar Claw had a plan to thwart the warrior. Would all be lost? Today two majestic volcanoes—Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl—stand overlooking Mexico City. They have been admired and revered for countless generations, and have formed the basis of many origin and creation myths. In The Princess and the Warrior, award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh retells one of Mexico’s cherished legends.

Download or read book Women in Ancient America written by Karen Olsen Bruhns and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first comprehensive work on women in precolumbian American cultures describes gender roles and relationships in North, Central, and South America from 12,000 B.C. to the 1500s A.D. Utilizing many key archaeological works, Karen Olsen Bruhns and Karen E. Stothert redress some of the long-standing male bias in writing about ancient Native American lifeways. Bruhns and Stothert focus on several of the most thought-provoking areas of study in the Americas: the origins of agriculture, the development of complex societies, the evolution of religious systems, and the interpretation of art and mortuary materials. The authors pay particular attention to the problems of interpreting archaeological remains and the uses of historic and ethnographic evidence in reconstructing the past.

Download or read book Icons of Power written by Nicholas J. Saunders and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Icons of Power investigates why the image of the cat has been such a potent symbol in the art, religion and mythology of indigenous American cultures for three thousand years. The jaguar and the puma epitomize ideas of sacrifice, cannibalism, war, and status in a startling array of graphic and enduring images. Natural and supernatural felines inhabit a shape-shifting world of sorcery and spiritual power, revealing the shamanic nature of Amerindian world views. This pioneering collection offers a unique pan-American assessment of the feline icon through the diversity of cultural interpretations, but also striking parallels in its associations with hunters, warriors, kingship, fertility, and the sacred nature of political power. Evidence is drawn from the pre-Columbian Aztec and Maya of Mexico, Peruvian, and Panamanian civilizations, through recent pueblo and Iroquois cultures of North America, to current Amazonian and Andean societies. This well-illustrated volume is essential reading for all who are interested in the symbolic construction of animal icons, their variable meanings, and their place in a natural world conceived through the lens of culture. The cross-disciplinary approach embraces archaeology, anthropology, and art history.

Download or read book The Teotihuacan Trinity written by Annabeth Headrick and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Northeast of modern-day Mexico City stand the remnants of one of the world's largest preindustrial cities, Teotihuacan. Monumental in scale, Teotihuacan is organized along a three-mile-long thoroughfare, the Avenue of the Dead, that leads up to the massive Pyramid of the Moon. Lining the avenue are numerous plazas and temples, which indicate that the city once housed a large population that engaged in complex rituals and ceremonies. Although scholars have studied Teotihuacan for over a century, the precise nature of its religious and political life has remained unclear, in part because no one has yet deciphered the glyphs that may explain much about the city's organization and belief systems. In this groundbreaking book, Annabeth Headrick analyzes Teotihuacan's art and architecture, in the light of archaeological data and Mesoamerican ethnography, to propose a new model for the city's social and political organization. Challenging the view that Teotihuacan was a peaceful city in which disparate groups united in an ideology of solidarity, Headrick instead identifies three social groups that competed for political power—rulers, kin-based groups led by influential lineage heads, and military orders that each had their own animal insignia. Her findings provide the most complete evidence to date that Teotihuacan had powerful rulers who allied with the military to maintain their authority in the face of challenges by the lineage heads. Headrick's analysis also underscores the importance of warfare in Teotihuacan society and clarifies significant aspects of its ritual life, including shamanism and an annual tree-raising ceremony that commemorated the Mesoamerican creation story.

Download or read book The Ultimate Jaguar Book for Kids written by Jenny Kellett and published by Bellanova Books. This book was released on 2022-08-19 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is your child obsessed with jaguars?! Then they’ll love learning more about their favourite American feline in Jaguars: The Ultimate Jaguar Book for Kids! Featuring over 100 exciting jaguar facts illustrated with beautiful hi-res photos and a fun quiz and word search puzzle, this interactive book is perfect for jaguar-loving readers aged 9+. Topics include: - Jaguar Characteristics - Jaguars and Humans - Jaguar Conservation - Life as a young jaguar - Jaguar Diet - And much more… The content is challenging enough for curious learners, while the visual imagery brings the more challenging concepts to life, making it suitable for earlier readers. Jaguar facts sample: - Jaguars have the most powerful bite of all big cat species in relation to body weight. - Jaguars are the largest cats living in the Americas, and the third-largest cats in the world. - International Jaguar Day is celebrated on 29 November every year. - Jaguars love to swim! - Jaguars are opportunistic carnivores, which means they only eat meat—and aren’t too fussy about what type of meat! Learn these facts and many more in Jaguars: The Ultimate Jaguar Book for Kids.

Download or read book Everyday Life in the Aztec World written by Frances F. Berdan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-12-03 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Everyday Life in the Aztec World, Frances Berdan and Michael E. Smith offer a view into the lives of real people, doing very human things, in the unique cultural world of Aztec central Mexico. The first section focuses on people from an array of social classes - the emperor, a priest, a feather worker, a merchant, a farmer, and a slave - who interacted in the economic, social and religious realms of the Aztec world. In the second section, the authors examine four important life events where the lives of these and others intersected: the birth and naming of a child, market day, a day at court, and a battle. Through the microscopic views of individual types of lives, and interweaving of those lives into the broader Aztec world, Berdan and Smith recreate everyday life in the final years of the Aztec Empire.

Download or read book The Aztecs written by Louise Spilsbury and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you imagine surviving in the rainforest? How did the Aztecs do it thousands of years ago and even develop a thriving civilization? This book explores the amazing world of the Aztec Empire, from their gods and palaces to the secrets they carved into buildings. Readers also study Aztec artifacts, and piece together what they've learned to draw their own conclusions about each intriguing item. This book gives readers a fun and active way to discover the amazing Aztec culture, and empowers them to put their analytical skills to use in a cool way.