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Books : Children's Books : People & Places : Explore the World : Central & South America
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Anas story begins the day she is born with HIV, transmitted from her mother, who dies just a few years later. From then on, Ana's childhood becomes a blur of secrets—about her illness, her family, and the abuse she endures. Shuffled from home to home, Ana rarely finds safety or acceptance. But after she falls in love and becomes pregnant at seventeen, she embarks on a journey that leads her to new beginnings, new sorrows, and new hope.
Based on her work with UNICEF and inspired by the framework of one girl's life, Jenna Bush tells the story of many children around the world who are excluded from basic care, support, and education. Resources at the back of this book share how you can help children like Ana and protect yourself and others.
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Full-color photos. Unravel the remarkable mysteries of the ancient peoples who built great palaces and pyramids, and developed an accurate calendar and a knowledge of astronomy without the benefit of telescopes or written language.
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A collection of traditional Latin American songs and rhymes, in Spanish and English, with the music included.
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Guatemala ABCs Book
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Told in both English and Spanish by award-winning author-photographer George Ancona, The Piñata Maker/El piñatero documents this traditional Latin American artform and includes a note on how to make piñatas at home. “A delightful introduction to the subject and a memorable glimpse of one Mexican village and its people.”--Booklist
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Matt and Bibi unravel a pattern to discover a lost city
The Zills are visiting Peru to study the mysterious lost city of Quwi when Matt and Bibi stumble into an adventure.
With only each other, their faithful dog Riley, and an unusual ancient relic to guide them, the twins must use their understanding of patterns and sequences to locate the lost city—and the way back.
This companion to Mummy Math is a pattern-packed adventure in math that’s perfect for young readers.
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Perfect for book reports or summer reading, the newest titles in DK's acclaimed Biography series celebrates two stars who always hit the mark: Annie Oakley and Pele.
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The popular Rookie Books expand their horizons - to all corners of the globe! With this series all about geography, emergent readers will take off on adventures to cities, nations, waterways, and habitats around the world…and right in their own backyards.
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From the wilds of the Amazon rain forest to the busy streets of São Paulo; from C is for Carnival to J is for Jangada; from football to Zebu cattle; B Is for Brazil shows this lively South American country in all its colorful diversity. Maria de Fatima Campos’s striking full-color photographs capture the essence of Brazilian life — the interweaving of its cultures and peoples — as she leads the reader on an alphabetic tour. With a simple, informative text, the book illustrates the contrasts between city and rain forest, different customs and peoples, and the vibrant world of Brazilian children whether at home, at school, fishing on the river, or painting in the open air.
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The book is meant for ages 9 to 12 years. Kids experience firsthand the customs, traditions, and cultures of Mexico as they carve an ancient Olmec head, sing in a Mariachi band, build an Aztec step pyramid; concoct Day of the Dead sugar skulls (then eat them!), construct a topo map alive with mountains, valleys, and volcanoes; whip up an authentic meal of home-made tortillas, salsa verde, and Mexican hot chocolate; Ask important questions about poverty, pollution, feeling safe, education, and rural versus urban lifestyles; Discover how art served the needs of ancient peoples, and see how the past collides with the present every day in Mexico; Meet Aztec ruler Moctezuma II, mural artist Diego Rivera, political leader Benito Juarez, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla - the 'father' of Mexican independence, and Spanish colonialist Hernando Cortes.
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Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.
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In about A.D. 400, a group of seafarers reached a small, isolated island in Polynesia and founded a new settlement. They developed a rich and complex culture that lasted more than a thousand years. The population eventually declined, and soon all that remained were a few inhabitants and hundreds of mysterious giant stone statues in varying stages of disrepair. Caroline Arnold explains how archeologists and other scientists and scholars have pieced together a history of Easter Island by studying its natural resources, listening to family stories and Polynesian legends, and examining the statues and other clues the people left behind. Photographs, taken by the author, provide a stunning visual accompaniment to this clear and concise account of one of the most remote--and fascinating--places on earth. GLOSSARY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX.
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Provides an introduction to Guatemala using a question-and-answer format that discusses land features, government, housing, transportation, industries, education, sports, art forms, holidays, food, and family life. Includes a map, facts, and charts.
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HOW DID A POOR BOY named Edson - who kicked rocks down roads and dribbled balls made from rags - go on to become the greatest soccer player of all time? While other kids memorized letters, Edson memorized the scores of soccer matches. And when Edson finally played in a youth soccer tournament in the town of Bauru, Brazil, he focused on only one thing from the moment the whistle blew: the goal.
Here is the story of the boy who overcame tremendous odds to become the world champion soccer star Pelé.
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Describes the geography, history, culture, industry, and people of Brazil
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Describes the geography, history, culture, industry, and people of Puerto Rico
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A lyrical biography of a Cuban slave who escaped to become a celebrated poet.Born into the household of a wealthy slave owner in Cuba in 1797, Juan Francisco Manzano spent his early years by the side of a woman who made him call her Mama, even though he had a mama of his own. Denied an education, young Juan still showed an exceptional talent for poetry. His verses reflect the beauty of his world, but they also expose its hideous cruelty.Powerful, haunting poems and breathtaking illustrations create a portrait of a life in which even the pain of slavery could not extinguish the capacity for hope.