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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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People Of Corn: A Mayan Story

Published: 1995, Little Brown & Co (Juv)
Tags: Creation stories, cultures, Mayan
Categories: GuatemalaGuatemala, Latin AmericaGuatemala, Latin America, Myths and LegendsGuatemala, Latin America, Myths and Legends, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Abuela’s Weave

Published: 1993, Lee & Low Books
Tags: Books, Children, Culture, family relationships, Grandmothers, independence, Life, Love, painting
Categories: GuatemalaGuatemala, Latin AmericaGuatemala, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9)Guatemala, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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The Kite Festival

Published: 2004, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Family, Festival, Fun
Categories: ColombiaColombia, Latin AmericaColombia, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9)Colombia, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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Quetzal: Sacred Bird of the Forest

Published: 1996, HarperCollins
Tags: Birds, Endangered, Environment
Categories: GuatemalaGuatemala, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Guatemala, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin AmericaGuatemala, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Nonfiction

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Necklace of Stars

Published: 1996, Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Tags: Mountains, multiculturalism
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Latin AmericaFolklore and Fairy Tales, Latin America, Picture BookFolklore and Fairy Tales, Latin America, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Before We Were Free

Published: 2002, Knopf Books for Young Readers
Tags: Family, Fear, freedom, immigration and emigration, Law Enforcement, Resistance
Categories: AwardsAwards, CaribbeanAwards, Caribbean, Dominican RepublicAwards, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Awards, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Pura BelpréAwards, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Pura Belpré, Realistic Fiction

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A High Wind in Jamaica (New York Review Books Classics)

Published: 1999, NYRB Classics
Tags: Books, Childhood, Dance, Humor, Pirates, secrets
Categories: CaribbeanCaribbean, FantasyCaribbean, Fantasy, JamaicaCaribbean, Fantasy, Jamaica, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Emerald Lizard (World Storytelling)

Published: 1999, August House
Tags: Culture, legends, Myth, Stories, Storytelling, Tales
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Latin AmericaFolklore and Fairy Tales, Latin America, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Stories of Mexico’s Independence Days and Other Bilingual Children’s Fables

Published: 2005, University of New Mexico Press
Tags: Animals, Friendship, independence, Stories
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, MexicoFolklore and Fairy Tales, Mexico, Primary (ages 6-9)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Mexico, Primary (ages 6-9), Short Stories - Anthologies - Collections

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