Region: Colombia

Material from Colombia

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

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008
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 [...]
Other Descriptors: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecudor, Latin America, Nonfiction, Paraguay, Peru, Primary (Gr. K-3), Uruguay, Venezuela » Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Boy Kills Man

By nersum | Published: June 13, 2007
Two thirteen-year-old boys, blood brothers and best friends, get drawn into a dangerous, violent world on the streets of a troubled Colombian city.
Other Descriptors: Americas, Realistic Fiction, Region, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) » Themes: , » Comments closed

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