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Region: Brazil
Asphalt Angels
A raw, poignant story of a band of Brazilian street kids who survive — if they can — by their wits alone. Asphalt Angels centers around a boy named Alex, a street child of 13 in Brazil who has been kicked onto the city streets by his stepfather after his mother dies. He is alone [...]
Other Descriptors: Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Realistic Fiction Themes: abandonment, Family problem, homelessness, Rio de Janeiro, street life, Survive Leave a comment
Young Pele: Soccer’s First Star
HOW DID A POOR BOY named Edson – who kicked rocks down roads and dribbled balls made from rags – go on to become the greatest soccer player of all time? While other kids memorized letters, Edson memorized the scores of soccer matches. And when Edson finally played in a youth soccer tournament in the [...]
Other Descriptors: Biography, Primary (Gr. K-3) Themes: Goal, obstacle, Poverty, Soccer, Success Leave a comment
In the Land of the Jaguar: South America and Its People
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, Chile, Colombia, Ecudor, Latin America, Nonfiction, Paraguay, Peru, Primary (Gr. K-3), Uruguay, Venezuela Themes: Animals, Conquistador, Environment, Geography, History, People, Plants, Rainforests Leave a comment
Nina Bonita
This story deals with a sensitive subject in a sensitive way. “Black is beautiful” to a little white rabbit and while trying to discover the secret that will make him black, readers get a funny, yet educational introduction to genetics.
Other Descriptors: Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3) Themes: beauty, dark skin, Difference, Rabbit, Secret Leave a comment
From Another World
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. [...]
Other Descriptors: Fantasy, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8) Themes: Death, Ghost, History, human cruelty, plantation, slavery, social conscience, Storytelling Leave a comment
Feathers Like a Rainbow: An Amazon Indian Tale
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: Folklore, Latin America, Preschool, Primary (Gr. K-3) Themes: Acceptance, Birds, diversity, Hummingbird, India, rain forest, steale Leave a comment
The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
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
Other Descriptors: All Ages, Fantasy, Latin America Themes: Animals, Brazilian rainforest, conservation, Earth Day, ecosystems, inter-relationships, interdependence, Nature, Rain, reforestation, respect, responsability Leave a comment
Keeper
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.
Other Descriptors: Americas, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Themes: Brazil Soccer, Interpersonal relationships Comments closed
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.
Journey to the River Sea