Laurie Coulter
Aztec bug farmers? Maya beekeepers? Laurie's latest book is an entertaining guide to 100 brainy, brawny, or boring jobs performed by the people of southern Mexico and northern Central America who invented cocoa, flat-top pyramids, a writing system, the concept of zero, and rubber balls."Following a readable and humorous overview of the highly developed Aztec and Maya civilizations, this lively text lists 100 jobs...a rich view of the culture."
School Library Journal
A little bit about Laurie
Laurie writes non-fiction books for 8- to 12-year-olds. She is also a book editor (find out more in Working with Words). In her spare time she enjoys canoeing, hiking, playing badminton, gardening, and exploring museums. Laurie and her husband live in Toronto and have two grown children.