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Region: Venezuela
Roberto’s Trip to the Top
Breathtaking vistas and bustling scenes await a boy and his uncle when they ride the teleférico to the top of a mountain in Venezuela.Today was the day! Finally it is time for Roberto to take his well-earned trip on the teleférico to the top of El Ávila, the mountain overlooking his village. Since Papá has [...]
Other Descriptors: Latin America, Primary (Gr. K-3), Realistic Fiction Themes: Adventures, cable car, good grades, Memories, Venezuela 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, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecudor, Latin America, Nonfiction, Paraguay, Peru, Primary (Gr. K-3), Uruguay Themes: Animals, Conquistador, Environment, Geography, History, People, Plants, Rainforests Leave a comment
The Night of the Stars
The hero is a simple peasant who does not like the night because it is dark. Every evening he complains to the night, who can do nothing to change its ways. Finally, the man pokes his finger through the night and makes a star. He finds the effect so wonderful that he creates many more, [...]
Other Descriptors: Folklore, Latin America, Primary (Gr. K-3) Themes: fears, Myth, Night, origin stars, Venezuela Leave a comment
The Absent-Minded Toad
A rhyming tale about a toad who travels to the outdoor market, only to discover upon his return home that he has neglected to pick up the items on his grocery list. He does manage, however, to have a spectacularly wonderful time perusing the venue and mingling with fellow customers.
Other Descriptors: Fantasy, Latin America, Preschool, Primary (Gr. K-3) Themes: Animals, Market, shoping list, toad Leave a comment
Amazon Basin (Vanishing Cultures)
This photo-essay by internationally acclaimed photographer Jan Reynolds offers a rare glimpse into the life of the Yanomama of the Amazon Basin.The award-winning Vanishing Cultures seven-book series, now available again in beautiful, updated editions. Features photographic accounts of children from indigenous cultures around the world-exploring their daily lives, relationships with their environments, and challenges in [...]
Other Descriptors: Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Latin America, Nonfiction Themes: Amazona Rain Forest, Book, Children, Culture, ecosystem, indigenous -Yanomama, International, Life, Ships Leave a comment
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.
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