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"President Jos? Mujica of Uruguay's 2012 speech on climate change delivered to the United Nations"--Provided by publisher.

"Could you survive a plane crash in the Andes mountain range? Nando Parrado: Crash in the Andes in the True Survival series explores Parrado's shocking survival story. The book is written with a high interest level and lower level of complexity to serve more mature students reading at lower levels. Clear visuals, colorful photographs (including images of the survivors!), and considerate text help with comprehension and wild facts hold the readers' interest from the first page to the last. A table of contents, glossary, and index all enhance comprehension and vocabulary"--From the publisher's web site.

Dr. Roberto Canessa was part of the group that survived the October 13, 1972 crash in the Andes Mountains of the Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying members of the Old Christians rugby team. At the time he was a second-year medical student. He, along with Fernando Parrado, went for help when they realized they were not going to be rescued. They hiked across the Andes Mountains for ten days at an altitude of 16,404 feet and temperatures of twenty-two degrees below zero, and arrived in Chili where they found salvation. Together they guided a rescue party back to their founrteen friends who were still trapped on the mountain two months after the initial search for the crash had been called off. Dr. Caness went on to become a pediatric cardiologist, world-renowned for his work with newborn patients and prenatal echocardiography at the Hospital Italiano of Montevideo.

Delta Force major Charley Castillo and his team are sent to Uruguay in search of a man who may know the truth about a series of brutal murders and the oil-for-food scandal that is rocking the government, but when the man is killed before their eyes, the team must find the killers and determine what they know.

Delta Force officer Charley Castillo finds his investigation in Argentina foiled by an American officer trying to sneak into the safe house, who begs for Charley's help in freeing a DEA agent who has disappeared behind enemy lines.

Delta Force officer Charley Castillo finds his investigation in Argentina foiled by an American officer trying to sneak into the safe house, who begs for Charley's help in freeing a DEA agent who has disappeared behind enemy lines.

This book profiles the life and career of the talented Uruguayan soccer star Luis Su?rez.

A photo-illustrated overview of the life and career of professional Uruguayan soccer player Diego Forl?n.

Nando Parrado chronicles his and his rugby teammates' ten-week struggle to survive in the Andes Mountains after their plane crashed on October 13, 1972.