Review: The Jaguar Drum by Fenton Kay

Don’t let the (really, really bad) (very unprofessional) cover put you off this hidden treasure!

I almost passed this book by, because of the (again, really bad) cover. I kept coming back to it, though, because the synopsis intrigued me, and I wondered if I was bypassing a real treasure of a story because of a home-made cover. And I was right!

The Jaguar Drum is a FANTASTIC story, very well-done plot, likeable and relatable characters, and a strong sense of history, place and time.

Don’t pass up this historical gem for your children, to give them a good look into the Mayan and Spaniard cultures and histories of the time of Philip and Elizabeth of Spain.

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