Hachette India

The Maya

Izzi Howell

Which genius ideas and inventions began with the Maya? What did they develop that we use to this day? In this book aimed at readers aged nine and over find out how the Maya built their cities to suit the landscape and population traded their resources and developed a complex system of writing. Discover their brilliant developments in farming astronomy and cloth-making and how they have influenced the way we live today.

The Genius Of series helps children aged 9 plus to explore the major discoveries inventions influence and legacies of key periods in history. Titles in the 8-book series look at the genius of: the ancient Egyptians the ancient Greeks the Anglo-Saxons the Benin Kingdom the Maya the Romans the Stone Bronze and Iron Ages and the Vikings.

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Classification : General Non-Fiction
Pub Date : AUG 13, 2020
Imprint : Franklin Watts
Page Extent : 32
Binding : PB
ISBN : 9781445161242
Price : INR 499

Izzi Howell

Izzi Howell (Author) Izzi Howell is an award-winning author and editor of over fifty children's books. She lives in East Sussex and enjoys learning languages, cooking and travelling around Europe. Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2020. Christos Skaltsas (Illustrator) Christos Skaltsas was born and raised in Athens, Greece, and received his BFA in Animation from the School of Visual Arts. He worked as a freelancer on animated films and TV series for several years, working in association with Sony pictures, Paramount pictures and many more. Over the past fifteen years, he has worked as a freelance illustrator for children's books publishers, specializing in educational schoolbooks and pre-school activity books. As a result of his experience in animation, he can produce a wide range of styles, using dynamic poses, with a taste for film directing and mixing techniques. His inspirations include Alain Gree, Shag and the greatest (in Christos' opinion) story teller in animation, Hayao Miyazaki. In his free time, he loves playing with his son, collecting vinyl records and travelling around the world.

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