Secrets in Stone : All about Maya Hieroglyphs

This lavishly illustrated book tells the fascinating story of the Maya and their amazing language that existed more than a thousand years ago. Mysterious symbols called glyphs were carved into stone monuments by the Maya, an ancient people with a highly advanced civilization. Takes you back in time to the elaborate Maya temples, palaces, and pyramids that were all built without metal tools. But the book is also an exciting mystery story. Page by page colorful illus. and photos vividly bring to life the lost world of the Maya. And with the specially embossed GlyphMaster included inside, you can make glyph rubbings. Shows how to use the GlyphMaster to send secret messages, create signs and cards, host a Maya celebration -- and more! Juv.Coulter, Lavrie is the author of 'Secrets in Stone : All about Maya Hieroglyphs', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756790004 and ISBN 075679000X.