Region: Argentina

Materials from Argentina

In the Land of the Jaguar: South America and Its People

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

South America’s story is as varied as its geography of soaring mountains, scorching deserts, and lush rainforests.  This  book combines an often tragic history with the problems and triumphs of the present. The information ranges from “the Requirement” (a document read out by the conquistadors each time they came upon a new group of indigenous people to [...]

Other Descriptors: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecudor, Latin America, Nonfiction, Paraguay, Peru, Primary (ages 6-9), Uruguay, Venezuela » Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Little Blue House

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In a very small town in rural Argentina there is a magical house. The house is vacant and has been for as long as anyone can remember, but once a year, at midnight, the house turns blue, and 24 hours later it turns back to white again. Twelve-year-old Cintia lives with her father, an angry [...]

Other Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Realistic Fiction » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

On the Pampas

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

An account of a little girl’s idyllic summer at her grandparents’ ranch on the pampas of Argentina.

Other Descriptors: Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , , » 1 Comment

The Disappeared

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A riveting tale about love and sacrifice by a National Book Award winner. The Disappeared. Los desaparecidos. This is the name given to those who opposed Argentina’s dictatorial government and were kidnapped to ensure their silence. With her hometown of Buenos Aires ensconsced in the political nightmare, Silvia devises a plan to save her missing [...]

Other Descriptors: Latin America, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

My Mama’s Little Ranch on the Pampas

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This story about ranch life on the Argentinean pampas is told in the voice of young Maria Cristina, who describes the activities as the seasons change. Mama buys the ranch during a hot and steamy January. The children go back to school in March, and during the cold and rainy July winter vacations, most of [...]

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Half Of An Elephant

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

One night, all of a sudden, the world split in two. An elephant woke up to find that half of him was missing. So he set off to look for it.

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