Theme: indian of South America

How Iwariwa the Cayman Learned to Share: A Yanomami Myth

By Book Importer | Published: June 25, 2010

Iwariwa the cayman refuses to share the fire that he uses to cook his food, until the animals of the Venezuelan rain forest come up with an ingenious scheme to trick him, in a traditional myth from the Yanomami people of South America.

Descriptors: Folklore, Latin America, Myth, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Venezuela » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Chaska and the Golden Doll

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

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 [...]

Descriptors: Latin America, Peru, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Inca & Spaniard: Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

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

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Nonfiction, Peru, Spain, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Bringing the Boy Home

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

As two Takunami youths approach their thirteenth birthdays, Luka reaches the culmination of his mother’s training for the tribe’s manhood test while Tirio, raised in Miami, Florida, by his adoptive mother, feels called to begin preparations to prove himself during his upcoming visit to the Amazon rain forest where he was born.

Descriptors: Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment