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Author Aveni, Anthony F., author.

Title Buried beneath us : discovering the ancient cities of the Americas / Anthony Aveni ; illustrated by Katherine Roy.

Publication Info. New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2013.

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 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 970.01 AVE    DUE 05-04-24
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department  J970.01 A    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 970.01 AVENI    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Children  J Historical Non-Fiction 970.01 AVE    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Children's Department  J970.01 AV    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 90 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents What are cities? -- Where do cities come from and how do they grow? -- Daily life in the city -- How religion keeps cities together -- Lessons from the crumbled ruins -- Pronunciations.
Summary Thousands of years before Europeans first colonized North America, other cities were here. They grew up, flourished and eventually disappeared in the same places that modern cities would later appear. You will find the astonishing story of how they grew from small settlements to booming city centers--and then crumbled into ruins.
Subject Urban Indians -- Juvenile literature.
Indians -- Dwellings -- Juvenile literature.
Indians -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.
Cities and towns -- America -- Juvenile literature.
America -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.
Local Subject Urban Indigenous peoples -- Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples -- Dwellings -- Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.
Added Author Roy, Katherine., illustrator.
ISBN 9781596435674 hardcover
1596435674 hardcover
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