Baktar, A Tale From the Andes
By Laurie White
Baktar is not a common cat, even
though he looks like one. He is a Royal Black Tarquoia, a mythical species, who
lived among the ancient Inca of Peru high in the Andes Mountains. Baktar watches
over his mistress Amasuwa, an Inca princess who is struggling with her fears
concerning her upcoming marriage. Her grandfather Pachacuti, ninth king of the
Inca Realm, has his own concerns as he ponders the question of which god really
is God and might there be just one?
Baktar, meanwhile, is busy with his own escapades, but he is beginning to
sense a lurking evil from which he must guard Pachacuti, if necessary, with his
life. The scene is the beautiful and mysterious Machu Picchu, summer resort for
the royal family.
Young readers will enjoy this tale packed with fascinating details about the
ancient Inca and wrapped in myth, intrigue and heroism.
(Ages 9 and up) 98 pages softcover, historical fiction
Some of the topics incorporated:
Pachacuti's reign and rule, religion, the quipu, diet, roads, rapid message
system, education, use of coca by royalty, dress, Cuzco temple to the sun, Inca
language.
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