Draws on the manuscripts, letters, logbooks, and private papers of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett to relate the experiences of the explorer in the Amazon in search of the Lost City of Z.
"Although they are told that wrestling is for boys, preteen girls Noelia and Wara put on traditional costumes of the Aymara women of Bolivia and head to the fighting ring as Cholitas (or luchadoras). During the week they train physically and develop their fighting styles, and although they realize they can't wrestle forever, they both will use the lessons they've learned in the ring to follow their other dreams"--OCLC.
Explores the geography, history, government, economy, environment, and culture of Bolivia. Also discusses the country's religions, language, art, and food. Includes fact boxes, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
After a mining accident kills her father and leaves her brother missing, twelve-year-old Ana puts her dreams on hold and goes into the mine to help her family survive in their impoverished Bolivian silver mining community.
In Bolivia in 1999, when their father is unjustly arrested and their mother leaves, Francisco, seventeen, and his sister Pilar, eight, must move to the dirty, dehumanizing, and corrupt prison.
After a mining accident kills her father and leaves her brother missing, twelve-year-old Ana puts her dreams on hold and goes into the mine to help her family survive in their impoverished Bolivian silver mining community.
An introduction to Bolivia that discusses the history, geography, economy, people, and society of the South American country, and includes a calendar of festivals, recipes, a glossary, project and report ideas, a chronology, and resources.
