Download or read book Cocijo s Gift to the People Manco Capac and the Golden Rod Quetzalcoatl Creates People written by Carol Pugliano-Martin and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cocijo, the god of lightning, unleashes clouds, hail, rain, and wind on the people he has created. Will they survive? Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo must civilize the people of the Cuzco Valley. Will they succeed? Quetzalcoatl travels to the Land of the Dead to gather bones from which to create a new people. What will these people be like? Read these stories to find out.
Download or read book Ra Creates the World Isis and Osiris the Death and Rebirth of Osiris written by Carol Pugliano-Martin and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ra wills himself into being from the black sea of nothingness and creates the city of Thebes. But Ra is lonely. What will he do? Hoping to remain the all-powerful one, Ra puts a curse on Nut. How will Nut remove the curse? Gentle and peace-loving Osiris dies at the hands of Set. How does the undying love of his wife, Isis, bring him back to life? Read these myths to find out.
Download or read book The Key in the Cave Brooke Leaves the Group written by Dina Anastasio and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cai finds a key ring with a big skeleton key and a little gold whistle on it. What does the key open? Why is his dog Tucker the only one to respond to the whistle? Brooke is fed up with the Oak Street kids' goofy behavior and joins up with some more mature girls. Will switching friends make her happier? Read these stories to find out.
Download or read book The Strong and the Weak Hammurabi s Code Tomb Robbers A Story of Ancient Egypt written by Amanda Jenkins and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ditanu is happy as apprentice to Belshunu, a master carver. But his greedy uncle wants to reclaim the boy and his earnings. How will the kindness Ditanu shows the widow Hudu-libbi save him from this fate? Mery can't deter her brother Khaba from robbing the pharaoh's tomb. What she discovers, however, does change his mind. What does Mery learn about Khaba? Read these stories to find out.
Download or read book Jake Digs a Hole Luke and the Bug Man written by Dina Anastasio and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jake wants to help prepare for the Fourth of July clambake, but he can't find a way to be useful. How will Jake's knowledge of the tides help him save the day? Luke can change his failing grade in science to a B by helping the visiting insect expert. Will he succeed, or will he bug his idol? Read these stories to find out.
Download or read book Campus Attack Sabotage written by Dori H. Butler and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rachel is accused of injuring the leading lady in the university musical so that she can play the part. Will Lily be able to prove her friend's innocence and identify the perpetrator? Competition for a department position might be the motive for a crime. How will Lily finger the criminal and prove his guilt? Read these mysteries to find out.
Download or read book Mere Moments A Story of Pearl Harbor the Day the Towers Fell written by Silvia Dorta-Duque de Reyes and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jimmy is a sailor fighting to get up the courage to propose to Doreen. The next morning, he's fighting for his life because the Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor! Aaron's looking forward to his day off from school until he learns of the attack on the Twin Towers, where his mother works! How will these characters deal with such life-changing events? Read these stories to find out.
Download or read book Atlantis El Dorado written by Forrest Stone and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was a kingdom of peace, plenty, bravery, and beauty. Then came the volcano and the island was gone. Was this retribution for a society that had lost its values? Francisco Orellana is in search of the legendary "city of gold." Will the female warriors thwart his attempts to claim the city for the glory of Spain? Read these legends to find out.
Download or read book Varuna Takes a Job with the Census an Attack on the Starship Mayflower in the Year 2647 written by Forrest Stone and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Varuna, a Plynchin, is a perfect Census taker, assigned to count the eighty billion beings in a sector of space! Where will her job take her? What will she discover? It's 2647, and Starship Mayflower is far from Earth. Suddenly the ship is under attack! Will twelve-year-old Ace be able to save the day? Read these science fiction stories to find out.
Download or read book The Rumor Report the Big Jump written by Staci Swedeen and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kate wants to be popular like her best friend, Marisa, who lets Josh's friend know that Kate wants to go to the dance with Josh. But Josh only wants to borrow Kate's homework. Brothers Sam and David are about to zip-line through a rain forest when an emotional conflict reaches a new high among the treetops. How will these teens deal with their issues? Read the plays to find out. (Set of 6 with Teacher's Guide and Comprehension Question Card)
Download or read book Runt Takes the Cake Murder Island written by David Boelke and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good food is good for the brain, the cafeteria chef says. Could it also kill someone? Two teachers have already died, and Runt thinks there's a connection. A campout, the appearance of a former neighbor, and a dead body are linked, Runt believes. How does the amateur detective solve these murders? Read this book to find out.
Download or read book Next Observing the Ants written by Joanna Korba and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The school production of Peter Pan must go on . . . but how can it when the lead actors can't be found? What will the director do? Jesse likes observing an ant hill with his new friend Derek. That is, until Jesse's other friends make fun of it. What will Jesse learn about friendship and being true to himself? Read these plays to find out.
Download or read book Quetzacoatl Brings Corn to His People written by Carol Pugliano-Martin and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2006 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perform this legend from Mexico about Quetzalcoatl's quest to find food for humans.
Download or read book Quetzalcoatl written by Ernesto Novato and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading Gilgamesh, Hercules, Aeneas, and Lancelot are instantly recognized as mythological heroes in the West, evoking visions of Persian monsters, ghastly labors, and the founding and glorification of cities, but the name Quetzalcoatl is as mysterious as its spelling. Even those who have come across his name when learning about the history of Mesoamerica - particularly the Aztec and the god's role in the Spanish conquest of their empire - are often unaware that the Mesoamerican deity has tales that equal any of those in the repertoire of the mythological figures mentioned above, and the tale of his transmission into modern times is no less fascinating. As archaeologists quickly learned, there are numerous temples dedicated to Quetzalcoatl all across Mesoamerica. From the Aztec to the Maya, Quetzalcoatl - the Feathered Serpent - rears his beautiful head from magnificent relief carvings in temples no less grandiose than the largest pyramid in the region, that of Cholula in Mexico. Furthermore, thousands of people still gather in the great Mayan city of Chichén Itzá during the spring and autumn equinoxes to watch the shadow of the Feathered Serpent slither its way down the temple known as El Castillo. Worship of the Feathered Serpent can be traced back 2,000 years, and the Serpent's cults appear all across Mesoamerica. The Olmec, the Aztec, and both the Yucatec and K'iche Mayans all had different names for this deity, including Kukulkan, Q'uq'umatz, and Tohil, but his iconography is curiously consistent over several centuries across the region. Depending on who was worshipping him, the Feathered Serpent was a creator-god, the god of the winds, the god of the rains, or merely a near-divine ancestor whose militaristic ways won his followers land and riches before he was eventually marred by lavishness and iniquity, resulting in his demise. To some of the invading Spanish conquistadores, Quetzalcoatl was little more than another demon the "natives" had been worshipping before they were kind enough to bring God to the New World. To others, however, Quetzalcoatl was precisely evidence of the spread of Christianity reaching Mesoamerica long before the conquistadores ever arrived. Much of what modern scholars depend on to understand Quetzalcoatl, however, comes from the period of the Spanish invasion of Mesoamerica, and therefore stories of his blowing the sun across the sky have become mixed with those linking him with Jesus Christ. Nevertheless, this makes for a fascinating picture of a deity whose image has been shaped by some of the most famous civilizations in history and continues to be adopted by people today, often for more than spiritual purposes (as is evident in the adoption of Quetzalcoatl imagery in Mexico's struggle for independence). As a result, Quetzalcoatl was and remains one of the most interesting and enlightening stories ever to have come out of any civilization, and his stories offer a better understanding of the Mesoamerican world. Quetzalcoatl: The History and Legacy of the Feathered Serpent God in Mesoamerican Mythology examines the origins of the deity and his place in the pantheon of gods. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Quetzalcoatl like never before.
Download or read book Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses written by Michael Jordan and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents brief entries describing the gods and goddesses from the mythology and religion of a wide variety of cultures throughout history.
Download or read book The Role of archaeoastronomy in the Maya World written by UNESCO Office Mexico and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-31 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book South and Meso American Mythology A to Z written by Ann Bingham and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alphabetically listed entries identify and explain the characters, events, important places, and other aspects of South American and Meso-American mythology.
