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Buried beneath us : discovering the ancient cities of the Americas / Anthony Aveni ; illustrated by Katherine Roy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2013Edition: First editionDescription: 90 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1596435674 (hardcover)
  • 9781596435674 (hardcover)
Subject(s):
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.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 970.01 A951 Available 33111007467273
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A beautifully illustrated look at the forces that help cities grow--and eventually cause their destruction--told through the stories of the great civilizations of ancient America.

You may think you know all of the American cities. But did you know that long before New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, or Boston ever appeared on the map--thousands of years before Europeans first colonized North America--other cities were here? They grew up, fourished, and eventually disappeared in the same places that modern cities like St. Louis and Mexico City would later appear. In the pages of this book, you'll find the astonishing story of how they grew from small settlements to booming city centers--and then crumbled into ruins.

Includes index.

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.

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.

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