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The last book in a three-volume series designed to aid teachers in the presentation of historical and cultural background of the Mexican people addresses the period from 1910 to the present. Illustrated text, in both English and Spanish and suitable for supplementary reading, traces the revolutionary period through the activities of Francisco Madero, Emiliano Zapata, Victoriano Huerta, Pancho Villa, Venustiano Carranza, and Alvaro Obregon, and includes information about the 1917 Constitution, women of the revolution, and the corridos. Post World War II Mexico is described in terms of its political, industrial, and agricultural development; art, architecture, and crafts; and education. Bilingual learning activities include a time line, matching exercises, vocabulary exercises, identifications, a history game, a guide to the pronunciation of Spanish and Nahuatl, a glossary, and questions related to each page of text. A bibliography and a list of additional activities are included. The series, designed for grades 4-12, is suitable for the Inquiry Method of teaching and may be reproduced for classroom use. (SB)

The colonial period in Mexican history, from 1519 to the Revolution of 1910, is the subject of the second in a series of three bilingual (Spanish-English) books designed to aid teachers in presenting the historical and cultural background of the Mexican people. The series, which lends itself to the Inquiry Method of teaching, includes illustrated text about colonial life and customs; the Roman Catholic church in Mexico; colonial government; significant events of the period; and famous figures in colonial history, including Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon, Augustin de Iturbide, Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana, Benito Juarez, Maximilian, Porfirio Diaz, and Los Ninos Heroes. Follow-up activities include true-false quizzes, a time line, vocabulary exercises, identifications, puzzles, questions related to each page of text, a Spanish and Nahuatl pronunciation guide, and a glossary. Additional activities are suggested and a bibliography is provided. The book, which may be reproduced for classroom use, is suitable for grades 4-12. (SB)

The first in a series of three books designed to aid teachers of grades 4-12 in the presentation of key aspects of the culture and history of Mexico addresses Mexico's Indian period, from the beginning of human life in Mexico to the final conquest of Mexico by the Spanish in 1521. The bilingual English and Spanish book, which lends itself to the Inquiry Method of teaching, includes text suitable for supplementary reading and activities regarding: Mexican geography; sites of major Indian ruins; the Olmecs; the Totonacs and their customs; the Toltecs and their leaders; Mayan art and science; the Aztecs and their daily life, markets, religion and sacrifices, science, legends, leaders, and games; and the arrival of Cortes and his final conquest of Moctezuma and the Aztecs. Each subject is accompanied by a black and white illustration which the student may color. Follow-up exercises include true-false quizzes, matching exercises, a time line, word games, map exercises, puzzles, a Spanish and Nahuatl pronunciation guide, and a glossary. Suggested activities, follow-up questions for each page of text, and a bibliography for teachers complete the book which may be reproduced for classroom use. (SB)