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    The Mysterious Lines at Nazca: Educational Version
    The Mysterious Lines at Nazca: Educational Version
    The Mysterious Lines at Nazca: Educational Version
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    The Mysterious Lines at Nazca: Educational Version

    By Jeannie Meekins

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    In the 1920s, the first passenger airplanes began to fly over the Peruvian mountains. Passengers looking out their windows said they could see lines on the Nazca plateau below. The lines looked like runways where airplanes could land.
    They could also see animals and other objects. There are birds, monkeys, spiders, a killer whale, plants and flowers. There are human like figures. There are geometric shapes; triangles, spirals, rectangles, wavy lines and concentric circles (circles that all have the same center point.). All these pictures are drawn or carved into the plateau and are clearly visible from the air.
    The ancient markings were called “The Nazca Lines”.

    Find out more about these mysterious ancient lines that were carved into the desert centuries ago.
    Ages 8 and up.

    Educational versions have Common Core Curriculum activities.

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateOct 3, 2013
    ISBN9781301880805
    The Mysterious Lines at Nazca: Educational Version
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    Jeannie Meekins

    Jeannie Meekins is an Australian writer who lives with her children and a couple of cats who think they own the computer. And if her dog could read, he’d be jealous, so it’s lucky that he can’t. Jeannie has also written over 10 books for children, many available through LearningIsland.com

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      The Mysterious Lines at Nazca - Jeannie Meekins

      THE MYSTERIOUS LINES AT NAZCA

      By Jeannie Meekins

      A LearningIsland.com

      15 - Minute Book

      We have used many sources to research these facts and they are accurate at time of publishing. The more we explore the wonders of our world, the more information we are discovering.

      Editor: Jennifer Robinson

      All pictures by Corey Spruit unless otherwise noted

      Smashwords Edition

      (c) Copyright 2012 Jeannie Meekins. All rights reserved.

      Published by LearningIsland.com.

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, please purchase your own copy from any of several online e-book stores. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      The Mysterious Lines at Nazca / Jeannie Meekins

      Summary: A brief look at the mysterious Nazca lines in Peru.

      1. Nazca Lines. Juvenile Literature. 2. Peru. Juvenile Literature.

      Words: 2050

      Reading Level: 7.4

      Ages 9 and up.

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      The Mysterious Lines at Nazca

      In the 1920s, the first passenger airplanes began to fly over the Peruvian mountains. Passengers looking out their windows said they could see lines on the Nazca plateau below. The lines looked like runways where airplanes could land.

      They could also see animals and other objects. There are birds, monkeys, spiders, a killer whale, plants and flowers. There are human like figures. There are geometric shapes; triangles, spirals, rectangles, wavy lines and concentric circles (circles that all have the same center point.). All these pictures are drawn or carved into the plateau and are clearly

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