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The Sad Night: The Story of an Aztec Victory and a Spanish Loss
Contributor(s): Mathews, Sally Schofer (Author)
ISBN: 0618117458     ISBN-13: 9780618117451
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2001
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Annotation: "This sensitive treatment of La Noche Triste, or The Sad Night, the last battle the Aztecs won against the Spaniards, is a highly effective melding of graceful, lucid text and stylized art. Designed to resemble Aztec codices, the illustrations appear in double-page strips above the bordered text. Beginning with the Aztec migration to Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), the history of this people is traced through their final conquest by Cortes's forces. . . . This title has the distinction of combining myth with historical fact in a particularly successful manner. An engaging introduction to Mexican history."--School Library Journal
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Mexico
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Mexico
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
Dewey: 972.02
Lexile Measure: 950
Physical Information: 0.12" H x 9.06" W x 8.67" (0.40 lbs) 40 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 16th Century
- Cultural Region - Latin America
- Cultural Region - Mexican
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
 
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Publisher Description:
"This sensitive treatment of La Noche Triste, or The Sad Night, the last battle the Aztecs won against the Spaniards, is a highly effective melding of graceful, lucid text and stylized art. Designed to resemble Aztec codices, the illustrations appear in double-page strips above the bordered text. Beginning with the Aztec migration to Tenochtitlán (now Mexico City), the history of this people is traced through their final conquest by Cortés's forces. . . . This title has the distinction of combining myth with historical fact in a particularly successful manner. An engaging introduction to Mexican history."--School Library Journal

Contributor Bio(s): Mathews, Sally Schofer: - Sally Schofer Mathews received a master's degree in art education from the University of South Florida. She did her master's degree study in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and returned there to begin work on The Sad Night, her first book for Clarion.