Age: Guatemala

Materials from Guatemala

Celebrate! In Central America (Celebrate! (Harpercollins)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Describes the background and customs associated with some of the festivals of Central America.

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Iguana Beach

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Little Reina persuades her mother to let her go to the beach with her uncle and cousins, but she has to promise to not go near the waves. It becomes intolerable for her to keep that promise as her cousins frolic in the water–and then she finds a solution to her problem.

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Popol Vuh: A Sacred Book of the Maya

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

One of the few Maya documents to survive the Spanish conquest, the Popol Vuh describes the creation of the Maya universe and of humans. It tells the tale of the Hero Twins, who defeated the gods of the underworld in a ball game, and details the legendary history of the Quiche Maya rulers until their [...]

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My Pig Amarillo

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Amarillo is Pablito’s best friend. They do everything together-run, hide from each other, jump in the mud. They are inseparable, just like many best friends. But Amarillo is a bit different-he is a little yellow pig. When Pablito comes home from school one day and Amarillo isn’t there, Pablito is devastated. Where could he be? [...]

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Quetzal: Sacred Bird of the Forest (An Exquisite Start to An Exciting Series)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Dorothy Patent explores the many facets of this shimmering bird, from its illustrious past to its life cycle and daily existence in the wild. Accompanied by Neil Waldman’s luminous illustrations, this unique survey book examines an endangered animal that has a powerful symbolic meaning to a culture.

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People Of Corn: A Mayan Story

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

From the time they lived in jungle cities with huge stone pyramids, the Mayan people have believed that corn is the spirit of life. This story tells how the first people on earth were actually made from corn. Beginning in the present-day, this lively story explains how important corn is and has always been to [...]

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Journey for Peace: The Story of Rigoberta Menchu (Rainbow Biography)

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The winner of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize, Rigoberta Menchuis a poor, uneducated Mayan woman who has helped her native people fight oppression in Guatemala and who has told the world about their suffering. Part of the Rainbow Biography series, the account is quiet, but it tells of violence and poverty and amazing courage. Beginning [...]

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Colibri

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

Kidnapped when she was very young by an unscrupulous man who has forced her to lie and beg to get money, a twelve-year-old Mayan girl endures an abusive life, always wishing she could return to the parents she can hardly remember.

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Children Of Guatemala

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

Presents an overview of the history, geography, and people of Guatemala by introducing Mayan, Cakchiquel, Ladino, and Garifuna children.

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