Frank Newton, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in cultural anthropology at UCLA. In addition to conducting fieldwork in Central America, he worked for a time as a high school teacher. H...lihat lebih banyakFrank Newton, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in cultural anthropology at UCLA. In addition to conducting fieldwork in Central America, he worked for a time as a high school teacher. His experience as a teacher made him keenly aware that few novels for young readers have been written about pre-Columbian society. To enhance middle- and high-school students' understanding of Aztec culture, and to help teachers provide instruction on pre-Columbian life, he created this historical novel about an Aztec youth.lihat lebih sedikit