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Region: Argentina
The Little Blue House
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 (Gr. 4-8), Latin America, Realistic Fiction Themes: Book, Child abuse, Children, Family, family relationships, Grandmother, Magic Leave a comment
On the Pampas
An account of a little girl’s idyllic summer at her grandparents’ ranch on the pampas of Argentina.
Other Descriptors: Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3) Themes: cowboy, Grandparents, Pampas, ranch, Summer, Travel 1 Comment
The Disappeared
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 (Gr. 9-12) Themes: Activism, dictatorship, Family, freedoms, Ideologies. Social actions, Love, Night, power, War Leave a comment
My Mama’s Little Ranch on the Pampas
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 [...]
Other Descriptors: Latin America, Primary (Gr. K-3), Realistic Fiction Themes: change, Culture, non traditional family, Pampas, ranch life Leave a comment
Half Of An Elephant
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.
On October 20, 2010 at 7:00 P.M., Rosemary Wells, illustrator and author of the preschool series Max and Ruby, will be at Worlds of Words physical location on the 4th floor of the College of Education at the University of Arizona.
In the Land of the Jaguar: South America and Its People