Jump into History: Discover the Maya
A fun and magical journey back to the time of the Maya, with Billie and their very silly pet cat, Mia!
Billie has a very special dressing up box. When they choose an outfit from the box, they are whisked back in time to different historical civilisations to discover how people lived in the past!
Journey back in time with Billie and Mia to discover the fascinating world of the Maya. Meet the Maya rulers and gods; play a game of pok-ta-pok, spot stars with a Maya astronomer and discover what became of the Maya when the Spanish invaded.
Perfect as an introduction to history for readers aged 5+
Contents:
Meet Billie ... and Mia! / Mesoamerica ... existed long ago / Maya cities were magnificent / Maya rulers were powerful / Gods and goddesses ... were powerful / Astronomers ... were eagle-eyed / Farmers ... were clever / Cacao beans ... were valuable / The Maya ... did all sorts of jobs / Pok-ta-pok ... was dangerous / Maya writing ... was complicated / Spanish invaders ... were unstoppable / Now it's your turn to jump into history! / Timeline / Glossary / Find out more / Index
Books in the series:
Jump into History: Ancient Egyptian / Romans / Ancient Greeks / Vikings / The Maya / The Shang Dynasty
Kay Barnham was born in Barrow-in-Furness, grew up in Carlisle, went to college in Brighton, and lived in Hove for a while, before sailing for Kinsale, Co Cork, popping back to Hove and then moving to the New Forest with her husband and daughter. And never at any point has she lived more than ten miles from the sea. She began working in children's publishing in 1992. She was an editor first of all, working on illustrated non-fiction and learning fun facts like how long it would take to walk to the moon - nine years - and how to spell palaeontology. Next, she commissioned fiction titles, editing picture books, storybooks and novels. And then she got the chance to write her own books, which she thinks is quite the best job ever. Except possibly being a chocolatier. She writes non-fiction as Kay Barnham. Her specialist subjects include ice-skating, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, lightning, fairies, Roald Dahl, Sir Isaac Newton, Christmas, dolphins, Florence Nightingale and very bad cracker jokes. And chocolate. She also writes fiction as Kay Woodward, including the Skate School series for Usborne and the novels Jane Airhead and Wuthering Hearts for Andersen Press. Altogether, she's written about a hundred books. Her favourite colour is navy blue. Her favourite chocolate is 85% cocoa solids.
Jennifer Naalchigar (Illustrator)
Jennifer Naalchigar is a British - Japanese illustrator based in Hertfordshire, England. She has a love for quirky characters and enjoys experimenting with digital brushes. Jen's client list includes HarperCollins, Hachette, Oxford University Press, Pearson, Random House Children's Books, Reycraft books and Scholastic.