The Ugly One Read online

  In the years that followed, I slowly finished the book, writing and rewriting, trying to remain true to what I had learned of the Inca people as I wove Micay’s story into the fabric of their rich culture and spirit. I hope I have done the Incans justice and that Micay is pleased that her story has finally been told.

  Resources

  BOOKS

  Nonfiction Books About Machu Picchu

  Kops, Deborah. Machu Picchu: Unearthing Ancient Worlds. Minneapolis: Twenty-First Century Books, 2009.

  Lewin, Ted. Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu. New York: Philomel Books, 2003.

  Nonfiction Books About the Incas

  Calvert, Patricia. The Ancient Inca. New York: Franklin Watts of Scholastic, Inc. 2004.

  Drew, David. Inca Life. Hauppauge, New York: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., 2000.

  Newman, Sandra. The Inca Empire. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 2010.

  Roza, Greg. Incan Mythology and Other Myths of the Andes. New York: Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2008.

  Sayer, Chloe. The Incan Empire. New York: Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2011.

  Incan Folktale Picture Books and Collections

  Garcia, Anamarie, illus. by Janice Skivington. The Girl from the Sky: An Inca Folktale from South America. Chicago: Children’s Press, 1992.

  Jendresen, Erik, and Alberto Villoldo, illus. by Yoshi. The First Story Ever Told. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.

  Kurtz, Jane, illus. by David Frampton. Miro in the Kingdom of the Sun. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1996.

  Sepehri, Sandy, illus. by Brian Demeter. Munay and the Magic Lake: Based on an Incan Tale. Vero Beach, Florida: Rourke Publishing, 2007.

  Novels About the Inca

  Clark, Ann Nolan. Secret of the Andes. New York: Penguin Books, 1952.

  Van de Grier, Susan, illus. by Mary Jane Gerber. A Gift for Ampato. Ontario: Groundwood Books, 1999.

  WEBSITES

  Websites About the Incan Empire

  42explo re2.com/inca.htm

  Links to websites about the Incas, including sites

  developed by kids for kids.

  incas.mrdonn.org/index.html

  A website with links to articles about everything from the geography of the Inca Empire to llama legends to Inca roads and bridges. Play games or take a virtual tour of the Inca trail.

  kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/brainteaserinca

  Test how much you know about the Inca Empire with this interactive game.

  kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/2009/07/13/mckenna-on-the-inca-trail-and-the-sun-gate

  A blog about hiking to the sun gate, the entrance to Machu Picchu, written from the point of view of students traveling in Peru.

  pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/lost-inca-empire.html

  Information on the lost Inca Empire.

  Website About Modern-Day Inca

  incas.org

  Information about and photos of modern-day Inca people.

  Websites About Machu Picchu

  docbert.org/MP

  A single view of Machu Picchu that allows you to zoom in and out and move around the complete archaeological site.

  machupicchu360.travel

  360-degree interactive views of Machu Picchu.

  pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/ghosts-machu-picchu.html

  A description and link to “Ghosts of Machu Picchu,” a fifty-minute PBS Nova video.

  whc.unesco.org/en/list/274

  Information and photos of Machu Picchu, with links to other websites.

  Websites About the Quechua Language

  andes.org/q_index.html

  Basic Quechua language lessons in vocabulary, grammar, and common phrases and dialogue.

  freelang.net/online/quechua_cuzco.php?lg=gb

  A Quechua-to-English and English-to-Quechua translator.

  quechua.org.uk

  Information about the Quechua language, including recordings for pronunciation.

  MUSIC

  CDs

  Inkuyo. Land of the Incas: Music of the Andes. Fortuna Records, 1991.

  Malki, Yurac. Traditional Music of the Incas. Legacy International, 1995.

  Sulca, Ayllu. Music of the Incas: Andean Harp & Violin Music from Ayacucho. Lyrichord Discs Inc., 1992.

  Website

  andes.org/songs.html

  Traditional songs in Quechua translated into English and Spanish. Includes videos of the songs being performed and free music downloads.

  About the Author

  LEANNE STATLAND ELLIS teaches third to fifth graders in the Chicago area. She was inspired to write The Ugly One, her first novel, by her travels in Peru, including two visits to Machu Picchu. She lives near Chicago with her husband and daughter.