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First Descent

Published: 2011, Tundra Books
Tags: Adventures, Dreams, Indigenous, Rivers, Survival
Categories: ColombiaColombia, Latin AmericaColombia, Latin America, Realistic FictionColombia, Latin America, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Moon Rope: Un Lazo a la Luna

Published: 1992, Harcourt Children's Books
Tags: Foxes, Moon
Categories: BilingualBilingual, Folklore and Fairy TalesBilingual, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Latin AmericaBilingual, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Latin America, PeruBilingual, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Latin America, Peru, Picture BookBilingual, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Latin America, Peru, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert

Published: 2011, Atheneum
Tags: Determination, disaster, Hope, Mines and mining, perseverance, Rescues, Survival
Categories: ChileChile, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Chile, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin AmericaChile, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Nonfiction

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Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India

Published: 2010, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Tags: cleverness, crocodile, mischief, Monkey
Categories: AsiaAsia, Folklore and Fairy TalesAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, IndiaAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, India, Picture BookAsia, Folklore and Fairy Tales, India, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Tales from India: Stories of Creation and the Cosmos

Published: 2011, Candlewick Press
Tags: creation, God, Hinduism, Legend
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, IndiaFolklore and Fairy Tales, India, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Folklore and Fairy Tales, India, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Myths and LegendsFolklore and Fairy Tales, India, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Myths and Legends, Picture Book

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La Llorona: The Crying Woman

Published: 2011, University of New Mexico Press
Tags: Death, Jealousy, Legend, Mayan
Categories: AmericasAmericas, BilingualAmericas, Bilingual, Folklore and Fairy TalesAmericas, Bilingual, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Bilingual, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), MexicoAmericas, Bilingual, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mexico, Picture Book

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Starfields

Published: 2011, Candlewick Pr
Tags: Culture, Mayan, ritual
Categories: FantasyFantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin AmericaFantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Mexico

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My Brother’s Shadow

Published: 2011, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Conduct of life, Family life, journalism, political activists, War, World War I
Categories: EuropeEurope, GermanyEurope, Germany, Historical FictionEurope, Germany, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Fabulous Flying Machines of Alberto Santos-Dumont

Published: 2011, HARRY N ABRAMS INC
Tags: airplane, Flight, invention
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, EuropeBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Europe, FranceBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Europe, France, Picture BookBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Europe, France, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Cattle Kids: A Year On The Western Range

Published: 2007, Boyds Mills Press
Tags: Activities, Family, Farm life, Photographs
Categories: Information BookInformation Book, Picture BookInformation Book, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Information Book, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States

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