Teacher Resources:

• BECK, Barbara L.; GREENBERG, Lorna. The Ancient

  Maya. New York: Watts. 1983.

Great pictures and general information.

• COE, Michael D. The Maya, 5th ed. fully rev.and expanded.

  London: Thames and Hudson. 1993.

Good for specific details about rituals, architecture, and historical background. Contains few pictures.

• DWORKIN, Mark J. Mayas, Aztecs and Incas: Mysteries of

  Ancient Civilizations of Central and South

  America. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart.

  1990.

Information about the Maya, Aztec, and Inca. Good for learning about cultures comparatively. Few pictures.

• FASH, William L. Scribes, Warriors and Kings: The City of

  Copán and the Ancient Maya. London: Thames

  and Hudson (coll. New Aspects of Antiquity).

  1991.

Gives information in detail about the city of Copan and social structure. Contains few pictures.

• GALLENKAMP, Charles. Maya: The Riddle and Rediscovery

  of a Lost Civilization, 3rd rev. ed. New York:

  Viking. 1985.

Informs reader about the ancient Maya. Great insight into mystery surrounding their dissapearance. Also informs reader about how the Mayan civilization was rediscovered. Great pictures.

• HAMMOND, Norman. Ancient Maya Civilization. New

  Brunswick (N.J.): Rutgers. 1982.

Good overview of Mayan history. Great pictures.

• McANANY, Patricia A. Living with the Ancestors; Kinship

  and Kingship in Ancient Maya Society. Austin:

  University of Texas Press. 1995.

Great for learning about poltical structure and kinship. Can be used to link to anthropolgical studies. No pictures worth mentioning.

• MEYER, Carolyn; GALLENKAMP, Charles. The Mystery of

  the Ancient Maya. New York: Atheneum. 1985.

Great for learning about Maya civilization. Good insight into theories about the Mayan dissapearance. Good pictures.

• MILLER, Mary Ellen; TAUBE, Karl A. The Gods and

  Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya: An

  Illustrated Dictionary of Mesoamerican

  Religion. New York: Thames and Hudson.

  1993.

Great for learning about Mayan religion. This can link to how the Mayan calendar and life was centered around religion. Mayan religion can also be compared to other religions.

• MORLEY, Sylvanus Griswold. The Ancient Maya, 5th rev. ed.

  Stanford: Stanford University Press. 1983.

Good overview of Mayan history. Goes into detail about accomplishments of Mayan civilization. Great pictures.

• RUDDELL, Nancy. Mystery of the Maya: The Golden Age of

  the Classic Maya. Hull: Canadian Museum of

  Civilization. 1995.

Explains the ages of Mayan society. Goes into great detail about the Golden Age. Offers some theories as to why the Mayans may have abandoned their cities. Contains several pictures.

• RUDDELL, Nancy. Mystery of the Maya: Teachers Guide.

  Hull: Canadian Museum of Civilization. 1995.

Great tool for teachers. Good lesson plans, check out the lesson about the calendar and glyphs. Good picutres too!

• SCHELE, Linda; FREIDEL, David. A Forest of Kings: The

  Untold Story of Ancient Maya. New York: Morrow. 1990.

Describes Mayan life through each king's reign. Gives insight into social structure and Mayan rituals. Few pictures.

• STUART, Gene S.; STUART, George E. Lost Kingdom of the

  Maya. Washington (D.C.): National

  Geographic Society. 1993.

Explains the Maya through archaeological findings. Excellent pictures.

• TAUBE, Karl. The Legendary Past: Aztec and Maya Myths.

  Austin: University of Texas Press. 1993.

Great for comparative study of Aztec and Maya. Use myths to establish values in each society. Pictures are drawn. Read stories and have children draw pictures representing what they just heard.

• TROUT, Lawana, Hooper. The Maya. New York: Chelsea

  House Publishers. 1991.

Great overview of Mayan society. Goes into detail about Mayan accomplishments.

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