The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
by MS Margarita Engle
Shakira (Little People, Big Dreams)
by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
From the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Shakira, the world’s most popular Latin American singer. As a child, little Shakira knew she was born to be performer. Even as a little girl, she was full of natural rhythm and she was obsessed with singing, writing songs and dancing whenever she got the opportunity. At 14 years old she recorded her first album, and although it wasn't a success, she knew she had found her ca...
Quebrado has been traded from pirate ship to ship in the Caribbean Sea for as long as he can remember. The sailors he toils under call him el quebrado - half islander, half outsider, a broken one. Now the pirate captain Bernardino de Talavera uses Quebrado as a translator to help navigate the worlds and words between his mother's Taino Indian language and his father's Spanish. But when a hurricane sinks the ship and most of its crew, it is Quebrado who escapes to safety. He learns how to live on...
Latin America
This is a comprehensive look at the physical and human geography of Guyana, using the major systemic divisions of the subject to organize the material. Starting with physical geography - geomorphology, weather and climate, soils and vegetation - the book then progresses to the environment and indigenous peoples. Detailed consideration is given to resources and development, such as mining, forest products and fishing. The relationship between environmental conditions and human activity is explore...
Exploring Brazil (Exploring) (Exploring...mapcards)
by Chris Smart and Steve Lockwood
This teacher's pack is designed to help teachers get the best of the "Exploring Brazil" student's book. It features links to the National Curriculum, syllabuses and assessment, commentary on each unit, guidance and activities for lower achievers, extension material for higher ability, activity sheets for map cards and IT ideas. The book can also be used as a stand-alone text providing cases and activities for all levels and help with lesson planning.
Predators and Prey (Secrets of the Rain Forest ) (Secrets of the Rainforest S.)
by Michael Chinery
Describes some of the many different animals, from anteaters to the great cats, that prey on other creatures in rainforests.
From the Amazon rainforest to the polluted coastal cities, local Peruvian communities are finding ways to protect and improve their environment. Yet despite these positive changes, many Peruvians continue to live in poverty, without adequate housing, education or health care. Meet the people of Peru and learn about the diversity of their lives, from a mining engineer in Cachimayo to a shaman in Huasao. This book includes maps and graphic panels showing statistics and fact boxes about size, flag,...
Firefly Letters: A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba
by MS Margarita Engle
Immigration Stories–A Fight for Justice and FreedomDiscover both triumphant and painful real life tales of immigrants who blazed trails and broke barriers in the fight for fundamental human rights. Positive and heroic stories. Far too often, immigrants are demonized and scapegoated, when they should be celebrated as heroes and revolutionaries. Unsung heroes. Learn about the trials and triumphs of ordinary people fighting for citizenship as immigrants in a new land. Each uses different strategi...
Guyana (Discovering South America) (South America Today)
by Bob Temple
Trinidad & Tobago (Discovering The Caribbean) (Caribbean Today)
by Romel Hernandez
Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Trinidad and Tobago. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.
Leeward Islands (Discovering the Caribbean) (Caribbean Today)
by Lisa Kozleski
Argentina (Essential Library of Countries)
by Cynthia Kennedy Henzel
South America (Continents, #5)
Brazil (Economically Developing Countries, #14)