guatemala

Growing up with his grandmother in a small Guatemalan town, seven-year-old Juan discovers the value of hard work, the joy of learning, and the location of the most beautiful place in the world.

Pablito, a Guatemalan boy whose pet pig Amarillo has disappeared, uses a kite to send him a message that he still loves him.

Discusses the geography and climate, history, wildlife, economy, government, people, religion, and culture of the Central American country of Guatemala.

A biography of Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu, tracing her childhood and youth as a coffee picker and maid in Guatemala, and discussing her efforts to secure rights and better living conditions for the Quiche-Mayan people.

Sixteen-year-old Sophie has been frail and delicate since her premature birth, but discovers her true strength during a journey through Mexico, where the six-year-old orphan her family hopes to adopt was born, and to Guatemala, where her would-be boyfriend hopes to find his mother and plans to remain.

When, protected by the branches of one of the trees she loves to climb, Gabriela witnesses the destruction of her Mayan village and the murder of nearly all its inhabitants, she vows never to climb again until, after she and her traumatized sister find safety in a Mexican refugee camp, she realizes that only by climbing and facing their fears can she and her sister hope to have a future.

Examines the plight of Mayans who have fled the violent political situation in Guatemala and settled in a community in southern Florida.

An introduction to Guatemala, discussing the history, economy, people, and cultures of the Central American country, and including a calendar of Guatemalan festivals, recipes, a glossary, project and report ideas, a chronology, and resources.

Examines acts of genocide, crimes against humanity, and other instances of extreme persecution, with an emphasis on events taking place in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in El Salvador and Guatemala.

An overview of the culture of Guatemala that describes its history, geography, demographics, religion, social customs, broadcasting and print media, cinema, literature, performing arts, contemporary art, and architecture; also includes a photo essay, chronology, glossary, and bibliography.