Hurricane Dancers (Pura Belpre Honor Books - Author (Narrative))
by MS Margarita Engle
The Jews in the Caribbean (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)
The Portuguese Jewish diaspora was born out of a double tragedy: the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 and the forced conversion/expulsion of the Jews from Portugal in 1497. The potent combination of expulsion, Inquisition, and crypto-Judaism left people neither wholly Jewish nor wholly Christian in their identity. Subsequently many left the Iberian peninsula; some found refuge in the Caribbean, but succeeded in maintaining strong connections with Portuguese Jews in western Europe, the Ot...
Surveys the geography, history, industry, agriculture, people, culture, and future prospects of Argentina.
The History Of The African & Caribbean Communities In Britain (The History Of)
by Hakim Adi
Discover the fascinating history of African and Caribbean communities in Britain, from pre-Roman times to the 21st Century.Newly updated, The History of African and Caribbean Communities in Britain explores why people came to Britain, the problems they faced and the contributions these communities have made to British society. Brought to life with case studies and rarely published photographs, this is an opportunity to get up close to the experiences and vital impact African and Caribbean people...
Latin America (Opposing Viewpoints (Paperback)) (Opposing Viewpoints (Library))
Growing Up in Brazil (Growing Up Around the World)
by John Allen
Young people under age twenty-four make up more than 40 percent of Brazil s population, increasing the need for better schools and more jobs. Brazilian youth grow up in a country that values its rich cultural diversity even while it struggles with issues of corruption and poverty. Featured is an overview of the country, as well as insights into how Brazil s youth experience home and family, education and work, social life, and more.
Venezuela (Essential Library of Countries)
by Cynthia Kennedy Henzel
WorldFocus: Brazil (Paperback) (Worldfocus)
Text and illustrations present detailed information on the geography, history and government, economy, people, cultural life and society of traditional and modern Columbia.
In the early 1990s Argentina had one of the strongest economies in Latin America. Many Argentinians, especially the middle classes, had never been so well off. But as the twenty-first century began the country was hit by an economic crisis. Now Argentina faces the challenge of rebuilding its economy and finding a way for all of its people to benefit. Meet the people of Argentina and discover the diversity of their lives, from the farm worker breeding polo ponies to the travel agent working to br...
The Amazon is no ordinary river. It holds more water than the Nile, Yangtze and Mississippi put together, and is so wide that no bridges cross it. Its drainage basin - a giant saucer rimmed by the Andes Mountains - is ten times the size of Texas, and sucks water from one third of South America. We follow the Amazon River from the high peaks of the Andes in Peru to the Atlantic coast of Brazil, thousands of kilometres to the east. We pass through ancient mountain civilizations and tropical rainfo...
The Amazon is no ordinary river. It holds more water than the Nile, Yangtze and Mississippi put together, and is so wide that no bridges cross it. Its drainage basin - a giant saucer rimmed by the Andes Mountains - is ten times the size of Texas, and sucks water from one third of South America. We follow the Amazon River from the high peaks of the Andes in Peru to the Atlantic coast of Brazil, thousands of kilometres to the east. We pass through ancient mountain civilizations and tropical rainfo...
The Caribbean Islands (Caribbean Today) (Discovering The Caribbean)
by Romel Hernandez
Violent drug gangs rule the vast slums, or favelas, that are home to nearly a fifth of Rio de Janeiro's population. Away from the slums, the city's beaches, Carnival, and scenery attract tourists from around the world. Foreign businesses are drawn here because of abundant energy supplies and large commercial and financial sectors. Pollution is severe, but investment in fuel based on locally grown sugarcane is lowering emissions. Rio's universities have also created a ""green map"" to show reside...