Life in the Rapa Nui Empire: An Interactive Ancient History Adventure

by Vanessa Ramos

Overview

The Rapa Nui Empire thrived on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean for hundreds of years. Its culture was known for its strong connection to the land and sea, as well as its towering stone figures called moai. But what was it like to live there during the height of this empire? Explore life as a child on Rapa Nui. Try your hand as a stonemason in a moai quarry. Take part in a dangerous competition to attain status and power among your people. YOU CHOOSE who to be, where to go, and what to do. Will you succeed? Will you fail? Will you even survive? It’s up to you!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798875216435
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2025
Series:	You Choose: Ancient Empires and Civilizations
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	8 - 9 Years

About the Author

Vanessa Ramos was born in Texas and raised in Minnesota. She has dreamt about being many things: an astronomer, a paranormal investigator, a museum educator, an art historian, a curiosities curator, a paleontologist, and even an actress, but a writer is what she became. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and an MA in Education from Hamline University. She has received awards, fellowships, and grants in support of her writing from the Texas Institute of Letters and The University of Texas, The Loft Literary Center and The Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. She lives and teaches in the Twin Cities.

Interviews

You Choose format immerses readers in the culture and daily life of some of the most important ancient empires and civilizations;