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Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 985.37
EAN: 9780399233029
ISBN: 0399233024
Label: Philomel
Manufacturer: Philomel
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 48
Publication Date: June 02, 2003
Publisher: Philomel
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Studio: Philomel

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Caldecott Honor-winner Ted Lewin takes readers on a thrilling journey to the wilds of Peru in this story of Hiram Bingham, who, in 1911, carved a treacherous path through snake-filled jungles and across perilous mountains in search of Vilcapampa, the lost city of the Incas. Guided the last steps by a young Quechua boy, however, he discovered not the rumored lost city, but the ruins of Machu Picchu, a city totally unknown to the outside world, and one of the wonders of the world. Ted Lewin traveled to Peru and walked some of the same jungle and mountain paths as his characters to research this story and create the powerful paintings of this remarkable ancient city.

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- An extraordinary testimony to archaeological history
Accessibly written and very beautifully by Caldecott Honor Winner Ted Lewin, Lost City: The Discovery Of Machu Picchu is a picturebook history presentation about a 1911 journey into Peru in search of Vilcapampa, the lost city of the Incas. What was actually discovered was the forgotten city of Machu Picchu, resulting in an extraordinary testimony to archaeological history and a Native American legacy, in this wonderfully illustrated, deftly told, and strongly recommended story.

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