When fourteen-year-old Benita's wealthy family goes bankrupt as a result of the Depression, they go from their luxurious life in Guayaquil, Ecuador to a primitive island, with the wild scheme of starting a coconut plantation.
An examination of Native American life, discussing the various religious beliefs and rituals held by tribes in each region of America. Includes a chronology and glossary.
Auki, a young member of the Tehuelche tribe in Patagonia, wants to prove himself as a hunter but when he sets out on his own to face the puma, he stumbles upon a sacred cave and its guardian.
Examines the history, life, traditions, and culture of the Yanomami, aborigines of South America whose territory stretches across 30,000 square miles of tropical rain forest in southern Venezuela and northern Brazil.
the story of where they came from and who they became
Aveni, Anthony F
2005
Presents an illustrated history of the first North American civilizations including the Cahokia, Anasazi, Hopewell, and Moundbuilders, and describes their culture, religion, society through archaeological evidence.
An examination of several of the more important ancient civilizations of Peru with particular focus on the Incas and with attention drawn also to the effects of the Spanish conquests.
Describes the politics, society, ideas, religion, art, science, entertainment, rural life, and legacy of one of the greatest planned societies the world has ever known.
