Region: Peru

Chaska and the Golden Doll

By nersum | 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 [...]
Other Descriptors: Latin America, Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3), Realistic Fiction » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008
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 [...]
Other Descriptors: Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3) » Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

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, Colombia, Ecudor, Latin America, Nonfiction, Paraguay, Primary (Gr. K-3), Uruguay, Venezuela » Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Inca & Spaniard: Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008
Describes the world of the Incas and how it was changed forever when the Spanish expedition under Pizarro conquered Peru.
Other Descriptors: Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Latin America, Nonfiction, Spain, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Go and Come Back

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008
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.
Other Descriptors: Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) » Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Useful Fools

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008
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 [...]
Other Descriptors: Latin America, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) » Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Grandchildren of the Incas (World’s Children)

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008
Describes the civilization of the ancient Incas, comparing it to the lifestyle of their modern descendants, the Quechua Indians of Peru.
Other Descriptors: Bolivia, Latin America, Nonfiction, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Patterns in Peru: An Adventure in Patterning

By Rebecca | Published: October 29, 2008
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 [...]
Other Descriptors: Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3) » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Culture Of The World : Peru

By nersum | Published: June 15, 2007
Provides comprehensie information on the geography, history, governmental structure, ecnoomy, cultural diveristy, peoples, relion, and culture of Peru
Other Descriptors: All Ages, Americas, Nonfiction » Themes: » Comments closed

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