Palenque

by Deborah Kops

Book Overview

Mysterious ancient ruins, hidden deep in the jungle of southern Mexico... In May 1840, explorers John Stephens and Frederick Catherwood road their mules along a steep, muddy jungle path. They were hoping to find the ruins of an ancient, deserted site in Mexico they knew only from visitors' accounts. Through the trees, they spied the remains of a crumbling stone palace. Palenque! In the weeks they spent there, the men discovered intricately designed...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822575043
• ISBN13: 9780822575047
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8