The Sad Night : the Story of an Aztec Victory and a Spanish Loss (1994)

by Sally Schofer Mathews

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Tells how the Aztecs established an empire in Mexico and what happened when they, led by Montezuma, encountered Cortes and the Spaniards in the early sixteenth century.

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Enjoyable, well-illustrated story about the founding of Mexico City and the Aztecs' last victory over Spain. (

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ImperfectCJ | Jul 13, 2017 |

This book is mainly about the first battle between the Aztecs and the Spanish in the 1500s when the Spanish lost. The book had a lot of colorful pictures, but the story was short and choppy. The story tried to cover too much information in a short amount of pages. The return of Cortes and his army and the destruction of Tenochtitlan is relegated to a few pages in the back. Could be used in upper elementary(4-5)as well as in middle school(6-8). (

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Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature (Commended Title – 1994)

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NCTE Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8 (2nd Edition – 1993-1995)

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This book is for the Schofer family and the memories of Mexico.

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Long ago in Mexico, when volcanoes sent lava rivers steaming into the jungles and jaguars hissed messages to man, a wandering people listened to their leaders.

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Tells how the Aztecs established an empire in Mexico and what happened when they, led by Montezuma, encountered Cortes and the Spaniards in the early sixteenth century.

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