Age: Brazil

From Another World

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Martin and his friends are helping their parents turn an old Brazilian coffee plantation into an inn. The children have a fun time helping to renovate the old place and they sleep in a shed that is being converted into a guest room. But one night they hear the sound of a young girl crying. [...]

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Feathers Like a Rainbow: An Amazon Indian Tale

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The birds in the forests surrounding the Amazon River all have dark feathers until they decide to steal some colors from the Hummingbird.

Other Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Exhausted from his labors, a man chopping down a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rain forest puts down his ax, and, as he sleeps, the animals who live in the tree plead with him not to destroy their world. “This modern fable with its urgent message contains an abundance of information.”–The Horn Book

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Keeper

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 13, 2007

In an interview with a young journalist, World cub hero El Gato describes his youth in the Brazilian rain forest and the events, experiences, and people that helped make him a great goalkeeper and renowned soccer star.

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