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Moon Rope: Un Lazo a la Luna

Book Importer — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:17:34 +0000

An adaptation of the Peruvian folktale in which Fox and Mole try to climb to the moon on a rope woven of grass.

Chaska and the Golden Doll

Yoo Kyung Sung — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:17:33 +0000

Chaska wishes that she could learn to read and write, but the schoolhouse in her little village in the Andes Mountains is too small, and only the boys and older girls can attend. So she spends her days with Grandfather, who tells her stories about the proud Incas and their gold. Many years ago, the Incas lived in the same valley as Chaska’s village and made golden objects in honor of the Sun God, Papa Inti. A few still lie buried among the rocks and stones. One day, as Chaska is thinking about these stories, she finds a golden doll–real Inca idol.

Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu

Yoo Kyung Sung — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:17:33 +0000

In 1911, Hiram Bingham, the young Yale professor, set out on his expedition in search of Inca ruins. Guided the last steps by a young Quechua boy, he discovered not the rumored lost city, but the ruins of Machu Picchu, a city totally unknown to the outside world, and one of the wonders of the world.

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

Yoo Kyung Sung — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:17:33 +0000

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 justify their actions) to drug cartels, from the hidden and secretive Elders (a civilization that retreated to the mountains to preserve its customs and now considers itself the “guardian of the world”) to Gabriel García Márquez. Includes maps, an index, and bibliography.

Inca & Spaniard: Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru

Yoo Kyung Sung — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:17:33 +0000

Describes the world of the Incas and how it was changed forever when the Spanish expedition under Pizarro conquered Peru.

Go and Come Back

Yoo Kyung Sung — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:17:33 +0000

In this multi-award-winning novel, two female American anthropologists come to stay in a jungle village near the Amazon. The villagers are initially skeptical, especially teenaged Alicia. But as the months go on, Alicia finds herself drawn in, even becoming friends with one of the women.

Useful Fools

Yoo Kyung Sung — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:17:33 +0000

Alonso, a dirt-poor teenager living in Peru, helps out at the public health clinic his mother, Magdalena, opened, so that he can see Rosa, the beautiful and wealthy daughter of the clinic’s doctor. Alonso and Rosa are both shattered when Magdalena is assassinated by a revolutionary terrorist organization. Left with no hope, Alonso might be seduced into becoming a guerrilla in the same organization that killed his mother. Rosa becomes disgusted with her father’s complacency and leaves wealth and safety behind to somehow help what is left of Alonso’s family. In this comingof- age novel, C. A. Schmidt tells the story of how love can find its way through poverty and war.

The Grandchildren of the Incas (World’s Children)

Yoo Kyung Sung — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:17:33 +0000

Describes the civilization of the ancient Incas, comparing it to the lifestyle of their modern descendants, the Quechua Indians of Peru.

Patterns in Peru: An Adventure in Patterning

Rebecca Ballenger — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:24:21 +0000

Matt and Bibi unravel a pattern to discover a lost city. The Zills are visiting Peru to study the mysterious lost city of Quwi when Matt and Bibi stumble into an adventure. With only each other, their faithful dog Riley, and an unusual ancient relic to guide them, the twins must use their understanding of patterns and sequences to locate the lost city—and the way back.

Culture Of The World : Peru

Yoo Kyung Sung — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:02:43 +0000

Provides comprehensie information on the geography, history, governmental structure, ecnoomy, cultural diveristy, peoples, relion, and culture of Peru