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Sep 11, 2007 | ISBN 9780887767562 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Sep 11, 2007 | ISBN 9780887767562 | Middle Grade (8-12)
South America’s story is as varied as its geography of soaring mountains, scorching deserts, and lush rainforests. In Ecuador alone, there are 25,000 kinds of plants, 1,500 species of birds, 4,500 different butterflies, and 300 mammals! Gena K. Gorrell’s brilliant text combines an often tragic history with the problems and triumphs of the present. The information she offers ranges from “the Requirement” (a document read out by the conquistadors each time they came upon a new group of indigenous people to justify their actions) to drug cartels, from the hidden and secretive Elders (a civilization that retreated to the mountains to preserve its customs and now considers itself the “guardian of the world”) to Gabriel García Márquez.Replete with Andrej Krystoforski’s vibrant illustrations, maps, an index, and bibliography, In the Land of the Jaguar: South America and Its People is a fascinating, colorful journey of exploration and discovery.
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Gena K. Gorrell is not only a highly respected editor, but also an award-winning author of nonfiction for young people, including In the Land of the Jaguar: South America and It’s People and Working Like a Dog: The Story of… More about Gena K. Gorrell
Praise for Working Like a Dog:“A thoroughly researched and captivating offering…. Report writers will find a wealth of information here, and all readers will gain a strong appreciation for these four-legged wonders.” —School Library Journal
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