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Campos, Maria de Fatima. Victoria Goes to Brazil Victoria, a little girl with Down Syndrome, goes to visit Brazil with her mother and learns many things about the country while meeting new friends and relatives. (j918.1 Campos) |
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Clark, Ann Nolan. Secret of the Andes An Indian boy who tends llamas in a hidden valley in Peru learns the traditions and secrets of his Inca ancestors. (Juv Fic Clark) |
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Ehlert, Lois. Moon Rope: A Peruvian Folktale = Un lazo a la luna: una leyenda peruana Fox and Mole try to climb to the moon on a rope woven of grass. (Spanish j398.2 Ehlert) |
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Hynson, Colin. You Wouldn't Want to Be an Inca Mummy!: A One-way Journey You'd Rather Not Make The lifestyle of the emperor of the Incas, with a special focus on his mummification. (j980.3 Incas Hynson) |
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Ibbotson, Eva. Journey to the River Sea Sent with her governess to live with the dreadful Carter family in exotic Brazil in 1910, Maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the Amazon River. (Juv Fic Ibbotson) |
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Knutson, Barbara. Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale From the Andes A clever guinea pig repeatedly outsmarts the fox that wants to eat him for dinner. (j398.2 Knutson) |
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Lourie, Peter. Tierra del Fuego: A Journey to the End of the Earth The author chronicles his journey from Punta Arenas, Chile, to the South American island of Tierra del Fuego, describing the places he sees, people he meets, and the historic travelers who sailed the same seas. (j918.276 Lourie) |
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Montgomery, Sy. Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon The world of the freshwater dolphins called Encantados, or Enchanted, by the people who live near them in the region of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers in South America. (j599.53 Montgomery) |
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Parnell, Helga. Cooking the South American Way An overview of South American cookery, including information about the continent's holidays and festivals. Features simple recipes, menu planning, and information about low-fat cooking and vegetarian options. (j641.598 Parnell) |
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Pitcher, Caroline. Mariana and the Merchild: A Folk Tale From Chile A childless old woman is given a merbaby to raise until the child can safely return to the sea. (j398.2 Pitcher) |
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Ryan, Pam Munoz. The Dreamer A fictionalized biography of the Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who grew up a painfully shy child, ridiculed by his overbearing father, but who became one of the most widely-read poets in the world. (Juv Fic Ryan) |
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Talbott, Hudson. Amazon Diary (Reading Rainbow, 136.) The jungle adventures of Alex Winters. (Juv Fic Talbott) |
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Taylor, Sean. The Great Snake: Stories From the Amazon A collection of nine South American folktales from sly jaguars and the slowest of sloths to spine-tingling giant serpents and white-suited strangers. (j398.2 Taylor) |
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Torres, Leyla. Saturday Sancocho (Reading Rainbow, 133.). Maria Lili and her grandmother barter a dozen eggs at the market square to get the ingredients to cook their traditional Saturday chicken sancocho. Includes recipe. (j Torres) |
