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NON-FICTION
A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Sacred Maya
Linda Schele and David Freidel, (William Morrow and Company, 1990.)
Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya
Simon Martin and Nikolai Grube, (Thames and Hudson, 2000.)
Maya Art Activity Book
Ann H. Fuerst, (San Diego Museum of Man and the San Diego Unified School District,1994.)
Painting the Maya Universe: Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period
Dorie Reents Budet, (Duke University Press, 1994.)
The Ancient Maya, 5th ed.
Robert J. Sharer and Sylvanus Griswold Morley, eds. (Stanford University Press, 1994.)
The Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec, 3rd ed.
Mary Ellen Miller, (Thames and Hudson, 2001.)
The Blood of Kings: Dynasty and Ritual in Maya Art
Linda Schele, Mary Ellen Miller, Justin Kerr, (Kimbell Art Museum and George Braziller, 1992.)
The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs
Linda Schele and Peter Mathews, (Touchstone, 1999.)
Secrets of Ancient Cultures: The Maya; Activities and Crafts from a Mysterious Land
Arlette N. Braman (John Wiley & Sons, 2003.)
The Maya: Understanding People in the Past
Nadia Kirkpatrick (Heinemann, 2003.)
Hands of the Maya: Villagers at Work and Play
Rachel Crandell, (Henry Holt, 2002.)
Aztec, Inca & Maya (Eyewitness Books)
Elizabeth Baquedano, (DK, 2000.)
The Maya (Ancient Peoples & Places)
Michael Coe (W.W. Norton, 1999.)
Technology in the Time of The Maya
Judith Crosher (Stech-Vaughn, 1998.)
The Maya: Life, Myth, and Art
Timothy Laughton, (Duncan Baird, 1998.)
The Maya: Journey into Civilization
Robert Nicholson, (Chelsea House, 1994.)
Scribes, Warriors, and Kings: The City of Copan and the Ancient Maya,
William L. Fash, (New York: Thames & Hudson, 1991.)
Breaking the Maya Code
Michael D. Coe, (New York: Thames & Hudson, 1999.)
Exploring Mesoamerica
John M.D. Pohl, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.)
FICTION AND FOLKTALES
Trouble Dolls: A Guatemalan Legend, Suzanne Simons (Apple, 2000.)
Mario's Mayan Journey, Michelle McCunney (Mondo, 1997.)
Abuela's Weave, Omar Castaneda (Lee and Low, 1995.)
The Rain Player, David Wisniewski (Clarion, 1995.)
The Corn Grows Ripe, Dorothy Rhoads (Puffin, 1993.)