Europe: Portugal

Portugal

Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Portugal. Also written by Angeline Koh.

Descriptors: Europe, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Nonfiction, Portugal

The Tale Of The Unknown Island

A moving and eloquent fable from the 1998 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature offers a unique blend of love and philosophy as a man petitions a boat from the king, finds a crew to volunteer, and sets sail to find an unknown island.

Descriptors: Europe, Nonfiction, Portugal, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12)