Resources for Teachers
Annotated Bibliography
Armentrout, David, and Patricia Armentrout. Timelines of Ancient Civilizations. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke LLC, 2004. An illustrated timeline of Aztec civilization.
Baquedano, Elizabeth. Aztec, Inca & Maya. New York: Dorling Kindersley, Inc., 1993. A pictorial view of the ancient Aztecs, Mayas, and Incas, with detailed captions.
Bayless, Rick. Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking From the Heart of Mexico. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2007. A cookbook with appetizing photographs and historical information about Mexican cuisine.
Brownson, JeanMarie and Deann Groen Bayless. Rick Bayless's "Mexico One Plate At a Time". New York: Scribner, 2000. A cookbook of Mexican dishes based on the research of food historian Rick Bayless.
Campbell, Patricia Shehan. Songs in Their Heads: Music and Its Meaning in Children's Lives. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. A resource for school music teachers.
Campbell, Patricia S., Sue Williamson, and Pierre Perron. Traditional Songs of Singing Cultures: a World Sampler. Miami, FL: Warner Bros. Publications, 1996. A collection of traditional songs with maps and suggested teaching activities.
Coe, Sophia D., and Michael D. Coe. The True History of Chocolate. New York: Thames and Hudson, Inc., 1996. A book about the complete history of chocolate.
Coe, Sophie D. America's First Cuisines. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1994. An excellent resource for studying food practices of ancient Aztecs, Mayas, and Incas.
Delacre, Lulu, comp. Arroz Con Leche: Popular Songs and Rhymes From Latin America. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1989. A compilation of twelve Latin-American songs, games, and rhymes in Spanish and English.
Ebinger, Virginia Nylander. Niñez: Spanish Songs, Games and Stories of Childhood. Santa Fe, NM: Sunstone Press, 1993. Songs, games, and stories of Spanish origin.
Fowler, William R. "Aztec Empire." Microsoft® Encarta® 2006 [CD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2005. An all-encompassing article about the Aztecs.
Gonzáles, Juan. Harvest of Empire: a History of Latinos in America. New York: Viking Penguin, 2000. A complete history of Latinos in North and Central America.
Hall, Nancy A., and Jill Syverson-Stork, comps. Los Pollitos Dicen. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1994. A bilingual collection of traditional games, rhymes, and songs from Spanish-speaking countries, adapted to fit the traditional music.
Kenneth, Pomeranz, and Topik Steven. The World That Trade Created. New York: M. E. Sharpe, 1999. A book about society, culture, and the world economy from 1400 to the present.
Kimmel, Eric A. Montezuma and the Fall of the Aztecs. New York: Holiday House, 2000. A summary of the life of the last Aztec emperor before the Spanish conquest.
Long-Solís, Janet, and Luis Alberto Vargas. Food Culture in Mexico. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2005. A book about Mexican food habits, nutrition, social life and customs.
Mason, Antony. Aztec Times. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1997. A book about Aztec life with a time line, game board and colorful maps.
Nettl, Bruno. "Folk Music." Microsoft® Encarta® 2006 [CD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2005. An all-encompassing article about folk music.
Odijk, Pamela. The Aztecs: the Ancient World. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Silver Burdett Press, 1989. A children's book that surveys Aztec culture, government, religion, and the collapse of the empire.
Orozco, José-Luis, comp. Diez Deditos &Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs From Latin America. New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1997. A bilingual collection of finger rhymes and action songs with large, colorful illustrations.
Orozco, José-Luis, comp. Fiestas: a Year of Latin American Songs of Celebrations. New York: Dutton Children's Books, 2002. An illustrated collection of annual fiesta-related songs and rhymes from Spanish-speaking countries.
Ortiz De Montellano, Bernard R. Aztec Medicine, Health, and Nutrition. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1990. An historical account of medical practices and nutritional aspects of the ancient Aztecs.
Rees, Rosemary. The Aztecs: Understanding People in the Past. Chicago, IL: Heinemann Library, an imprint of Reed Educational & Professional Publishing, 1999. A colorful resource with a timeline and details about Aztec history and daily life.
"Richmond Public Schools Instructional Resources." Curriculum Compasses,
Instructional Models, and Teaching by Design for Grades K-5 Social Sciences,
Language Arts, Science, and Mathematics. CD-ROM. Richmond, VA: Department of Instruction, 2006-2007. Instructional resources for teachers.
"Richmond Public Schools Instructional Resources." Curriculum Compass for Elementary (Grades K-5) Music. CD-ROM. Richmond, VA: Department of Instruction, 2006. Instructional resources for elementary music teachers.
Shehan, Patricia. Teaching Music Globally: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. A book that explores world music.
Tanaka, Shelley. Lost Temple of the Aztecs. New York: Hyperion/Madison Press, 1998. Juvenile literature about the social life, customs, and history of the Aztecs.
Wade, Bonnie C. Thinking Musically: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. A global view of music, instruments, time, pitch, structure, music issues and fieldwork.
Websites
Pew Hispanic Center. 2007. Washington, DC. 06 July 2007.
http://www.pewhispanic.org.
A statistical site for the Hispanic population in the United States.
Projects: Texas State Library and Archives Commission: a Celebration of Childhood and
Bilingual Literacy. 2007. Austin, TX. 23 June 2007.
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/ninos/songsrhymes.html.
Traditional songs, rhymes, finger plays, and games in Spanish and English.
Richmond Public Schools. 2007. Richmond, VA. 09 July 2007.
http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/indexnew/sub/statistics.cfm.
Official website for Richmond Public Schools.
The Meaning of Food: Food & Culture. 2005. 25 July 2007.
http://www.pbs.org/oph/meaning of food/ food_and_culture/.
An exploration of culture through food.
YMCA-YWCA Playing to Learn Curriculum. 2005. Guelph YMCA-YWCA. 08 July 2007.
http://www.guelphy.org/Contribute/ Child_Care/playingtolearn.asp.
An innovative curriculum based on child's play.
Resources for Students
Reading List
Alter, Judy. Mexican Americans. Chanhassen, MN: The Child's World, 2003. A child-friendly book about the history and heritage of Mexican-Americans.
MacLeod, Elizabeth. Chock Full of Chocolate. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press Ltd., 2005. A fun, colorful children's book with chocolate stories and recipes.
Website
Col, Jeananda. Enchanted Learning. 1996. Mercer Island, WA. 07 July 2007.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/ school/Mexico. A site where children can learn facts about Mexican explorers, native animals, and the Aztecs.
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