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Tales from silver lands

A collection of nineteen tales from the Indians of various South American countries.
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The search for olinguito

discovering a new species
2017
"Learn about the olinguito, one of the most recently discovered mammal species, the discovery thereof, and the cloud forests in which they live"--Provided by publisher.
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Love and roast chicken

a trickster tale from the Andes Mountains
In this folktale from the Andes, a clever guinea pig repeatedly outsmarts the fox that wants to eat him for dinner.
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South America

rain forest ecosystem
Jeff Corwin explores the rain forest of South America and it's many species of animals.

Evil star

Having locked the Raven's gate, fourteen-year-old Matt travels to Peru where he meets the second of the five gatekeepers and works with him to try to stop the opening of a second gate somehow related to the Nazca Lines.

Sim?n Bol?var

fighting for Latin American liberation
2018
Sim?n Bol?var was a revolutionary and a political leader whose courageous battles for Latin self-rule led to the establishment of Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama as independent nations.
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The South American family table

2019
See how food, family, and dining have helped cement the bonds between immigrants and their homelands, and how those traditions have had an impact on new places.
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The Incas

2017
An illustrated introduction to the Inca civilization, describing how they were ruled, wars, religion, culture, farming, and more.

The ancient Incas

2019
Explains the development of the ancient Incas, with a map showing where the civilization was and how it expanded over time, and a timeline of important events.

The liberator

The story of South American revolutionary leader Simon Bolivar and his fight for independence from Spain.

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