Epic History of the Incas

- Jointly created by Pichoncito Fly Books and the Lima Art Museum - MALI
- Complete history of the Inca civilization for kids
- Explains how the Inca Empire emerged, who founded it, and how it developed
- Includes major Inca monuments, Machu Picchu, cities, and architectural constructions
- Delves into the administration of resources, agriculture, daily life, traditions, and culture
- Details the strength of the Inca armies, conquests, battles, and strategies
- Narrates the rise and fall of South America's largest empire in a clear and engaging way
- Features educational content aligned with school curriculum on world history and ancient cultures
- Keywords include ancient civilizations, Latin American history, Inca Empire, world history for kids, also quipus, Atahualpa, Conquest, Peru, ancient civilizations, history
- A unique educational resource that combines history, culture, and illustrations for young reader

Author: Yesenia Silva,Ricardo Kusunoki,Julio Rucabado
Publisher: Pichoncito Fly Books
Published: 09/09/2025
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 12.28h x 9.10w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9786124450617
Audience: Ages 9-12

About the Author
Yesenia Silva is a researcher, writer and editor of children's books. She studied communications and journalism, yet her main focus has been publishing. She holds a master's degree in Visual Anthropology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) and is conducting a study on reading spaces. Ricardo Kusunoki is associate Curator of Colonial and Republican Art at Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI). He holds a bachelor's degree Art History (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2005) and is candidate for a master's degree in the same specialty at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He was a member of the Peruvian team of the Documents of 20th-century Latin American and Latino Art Project at the International Center for the Arts of the Americas - Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (2008-2009). He is currently curator of Colonial and Republican Art at the MALI. Julio Rucabado is curator of Pre-Hispanic Art at Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI). He holds a master's degree in Anthropology from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Department of Anthropology (United States). He holds a bachelor's degree in Humanities with a mention in Archaeology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). He has worked at the Pachacamac Site Museum as Head of the Collections Registration and Management area since 2013. He has produced various academic publications on the art and archaeology of societies on the northern coast of ancient Peru. Patricia Villanueva is a visual artist, curator and teacher, gold medal-graduated from the specialty of Plastic Arts at the Escuela Superior de Arte Corriente Alterna- under the direction of Luis Lama in 1998 in Lima, Peru. She has exhibited her work in multiple in Peru and abroad. She was awarded the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Scholarship in 2001; she was granted the Passport for an Artist Award in 2001 and in 2005 recieved the UNESCO- Aschberg Scholarship, amongst other distinctions. In January 2016 she joined the Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI) as Curator of Educational Projects. Cecilia Pardo is a curator, researcher and specialist in museum management. She obtained her bachelor's degree in Archaeology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP, 2000) and a master's degree in Museology from the Institute of Archaeology, University College, University of London (2004). She has a PhD degree from the Sainsbury Research Unit, University of East Anglia, in the United Kingdom. She was the main curator of the exhibition Peru. A Journey in Time presented at the British Museum. She is currently a researcher and assistant professor at Universidad del Pacifico.