(Excerpted from the following)
Blank, Carla and Roberts, Jody. Live On Stage! Palo Alto, CA: Dale Seymour Publications, 1997. -- A performing arts text for middle school, which aligns to national standards for arts education.
Cook, Wayne D. Center Stage. Palo Alto, CA: Dale Seymour Publications, 1993. -- An excellent resource for games and activities, with a strong multicultural focus.
Evans, Cheryl and Smith, Lucy. Acting & Theatre. Tulsa, OK: EDC Publishing, 1992. -- An illustrated book for middle school students that introduces them to acting and theatre, theatre history and the professional roles in theatre.
Gifford, Douglas. Warriors, Gods and Spirits from Central and South American Mythology. New York, NY: Peter Bedrick Books, 1983. -- Lavishly illustrated by John Sibbick with 18 large full color illustrations and 30 line drawings by Heather Dew, the book includes myths and legends from the Aztecs, Toltecs, Mayas, and Incas.
OConnor, John R. Exploring American History. Paramus, NJ: Globe Book Co., 1994. -- 8th grade Social Studies text; emphasis largely focused on African-American and Hispanic influences and correlations in American history.
Piazza, Guillermo and Sloan de Ayala, Sara, ed. Mexico As Seen by Her Children. Honolulu, Hawaii: Fedeicomisco Mexico Visto Por Sus Nios, 1978. -- A living history of Mexico as told and illustrated in the collective effort, art works, and writings of thousands of Mexican school children, ages 3 to 16.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC issues:
November, 1974:
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De la Haba, Louis; photography by Joseph J. Scherschel. Guatemala, Maya and Modern, pp. 661-689.
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September, 1979:
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Canby, Thomas Y.; photographs by Kerby Smith; paintings by Roy Andersen.Search for the First Americans, pp. 330-363.
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October, 1988:
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The Peopling of the Earth (special issue).
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December, 1995:
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Stuart, George; photography by Kenneth Garrett. Teotihuacan,
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pp. 2-35.
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October, 1997:
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Gore, Rick; photography by Kenneth Garrett; art by Greg Harlin. Ancient Americans, pp. 92-99
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TIME FOR KIDS
February 5, 1999: Secret at the Heart of a Pyramid. pp. 4-5
Film: THE POPOL VUH by Patricia Amlin. Produced by The Pacific Mountain Network,
The Classroom Channel