Living on a Caribbean Island (World Cultures)
by Louise Spilsbury and Richard Spilsbury
What type of music do the Creole play? How do you catch a land crab? How do you dance the limbo? Guadeloupe is an island in the Caribbean Sea. The people who live there are mostly Creole. In this book, you will learn all about the way they live. It is always warm in the Caribbean, but hurricanes are common. Most houses are made of concrete to keep them from blowing away.
Yeny's family moved from a village to a city in Colombia hoping to escape violence, only to face kidnappers and bullies. Yeny and her friends decide to face the danger and organize a peace carnival, but can a group of kids actually change one of the most violent countries in the world?
Atlas of South America (Picture Window Books World Atlases)
by Karen Foster
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* This is not a guidebook. And it's definitely 'not-for-parents'. It is the real inside story about one of the world's most colorful continents - South America. In this book you'll hear fascinating tales about wrestling ladies and man-eating fish, lost cities, intrepid explorers, and remarkable survivals. Check out cool stories about the real Robinson Crusoe, a navy without an ocean, rivers that shimmer with colors, and floating islands....
A Visit to Cuba (Country Explorers (Set 3))
by Rebecca Phillips-Bartlett
Jamaica (Caribbean Today) (Discovering The Caribbean)
by Colleen Williams
Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia (Country Fact Files) (World Fact Files S.)
by Edward Parker
Introduces the landscape, climate, natural resources, people, and culture of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
Describes the history, geography, people, economy, and government of the country which lies along the Pacific coast of South America just south of the Equator.
Tiempo Sin Sol CUBA 1969 (Tiempo Sin Sol, #1)
by Saulo Obath D'Zealns
U.S. Sanctions on Cuba (Essential Viewpoints) (Essential Viewpoints Set 5)
by Martin Gitlin
The Dominican Republic (A to Z (Children's Press))
by Byron Augustin
6-9 years Meet Julio. He's 8 years old and lives in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. Julio likes surfing, swimming and skateboarding with his friends. Find out what it's like to live in Brazil by reading Julio's letters. He'll introduce you to his family show you his school and take you to a Carnival party. Letters from Around the World looks at life in different countries through simple information and the letters of a young child addressed to their pen friend. Each title describes the...
Welcome to Costa Rica (Welcome to My Country)
by Rosalie Garrett and Nicole Frank
Surveys the history, topography, people, and culture of Trinidad/Tobago, with emphasis on its current economy, industry, and place in the political world.
Mexico (Countries of the World (Gareth Stevens)) (Cultures of the World, Second)
by Mary-Jo Reilly and Leslie Jermyn
Introduces the geography, history, economy, government, culture, food, and people of Mexico.
Panama in Pictures (Visual geography)
An introduction to the geography, history, government, people, economy, and culture of the Republic of Panama and the Panama Canal.
The Land of the Andes (Geography of the World) (Geography of the World: Mountains)
by Barbara A Somervill