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Phone: (520) 621-9340
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Published: 2000, Puffin
Tags: anthropology, cultures, Indigenous, perceptions
Categories: AmericasAmericas, PeruAmericas, Peru, Realistic FictionAmericas, Peru, Realistic Fiction, South AmericaAmericas, Peru, Realistic Fiction, South America, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Spirit of the Maya: A Boy Explores His People’s Mysterious Past

Published: 1995, Walker & Company
Tags: ancestors, identities, Mayan
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin AmericaIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, MexicoIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Mexico, Realistic Fiction

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Iguana Beach

Published: 1997, Knopf Books for Young Readers
Tags: Ocean, Patience, promise, rebellion, seashore, solution, Swimming
Categories: GuatemalaGuatemala, Picture BookGuatemala, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Guatemala, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Nilo and the Tortoise (Dinofours)

Published: 1999, Scholastic
Tags: Animals, Friendship, Hope, island, journeys, wildlife
Categories: EcuadorEcuador, Latin AmericaEcuador, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9)Ecuador, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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The Remembering Stone

Published: 2004, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: cultures, Dreams, Family, identities, Imagination, journeys
Categories: Costa RicaCosta Rica, Latin AmericaCosta Rica, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9)Costa Rica, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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A Handful of Seeds

Published: 1996, Orchard Books (NY)
Tags: Children, choice, Family, Grandmother, homeless children, Hope, Journey, Plants, Poverty, sense of belonging, Survive
Categories: Latin AmericaLatin America, Primary (ages 6-9)Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Panama (Cultures Of The World)

Published: 2007, Benchmark Books (NY)
Tags: Culture, Geography, History, Lifestyle
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin AmericaIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, NonfictionIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Nonfiction, PanamaIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Nonfiction, Panama, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu

Published: 2003, Philomel
Tags: ancient, archeology, discovery, Incas, Indigenous
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), NonfictionIntermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, PeruIntermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Peru, Picture BookIntermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Peru, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Peru, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), South America

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Jade and Iron: Latin American Tales from Two Cultures

Published: 1996, Groundwood Books
Tags: Culture, Identity, Indigenous
Categories: AmericasAmericas, Folklore and Fairy TalesAmericas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin AmericaAmericas, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Latin America

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The Well of Sacrifice

Published: 1999, Clarion Books
Tags: Evil, Mayan, sacrifice
Categories: GuatemalaGuatemala, Historical FictionGuatemala, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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