02186cam a2200373 4500 191002248 TxAuBib 20141205120000.0 001226s2001||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 00054963 9780316612777 0316612774 TxAuBib Coulter, Laurie. Secrets in stone : all about Maya hieroglyphs / by Laurie Coulter ; illustrations by Sarah Jane English. All about Maya hieroglyphs. Maya hieroglyphs. 1st ed. Boston : Little, Brown, 2001. 48 p. : col. ill., 1 col. map, pbk ; 29 cm. Madison Press book Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index. Gr. 3-6. Unlocking the secret of Mayan hieroglyphics was a long and painstaking process, lasting well over a hundred years. Europeans rediscovered early Mayan cities in the 1840s, and their bafflement at the ancient system of writing began a scholarly process that didn't have its final breakthrough until the mid-1970s. Coulter describes clearly and concisely how the mystery was unraveled, while the colorful, well-laid-out pages add appeal with plenty of photographs and stylized drawings that suggest Mayan art. Ideas for crafts, activities and even a party run along the page bottoms. Also explained are the Maya civilization's number system and complex calendar. A time line, short glossary, and short bibliography (of mostly adult books) are appended. A substantive, much-needed resource. Todd Morning Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved. 980 Lexile. 20141205. Hieroglyphics Juvenile literature. Mayas Antiquities Juvenile literature. Toy and movable books Specimens. Inscriptions, Mayan Juvenile literature. Mayan languages Writing Juvenile literature. English, Sarah Jane, 1956- Madison Press book. BSBPL