Ten of the most popular Latin American festivals are presented by a boy or girl who, hidden in the drawings of the celebrations, urges readers to find him or her.
From the tops of the tropical trees to the forest floor, this book shows the interrelationships of plants and animals that thrive at each level of an Amazon rain forest.
Traces the rise of the Incan civilization with emphasis on their culture, social structure, government, economy, and the fatal encounter with the Spanish conquistadors which brought about the end of their society.