Cultural Region/Latin America
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Your Passport to Cuba
$31.32 Add to cartWhat is it like to live in or visit Cuba? What makes Cuba’s culture unique? Explore the geography, traditions, and daily lives of Cubans.
- Series: World Passport
- Author: Manning, Ruth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1669058468
- Language: English
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The Jumbies
$23.99 Add to cartThe jumbies are coming
Corinne La Mer isn’t afraid of anything. Not scorpions, not the boys who tease her, and certainly not jumbies. She knows that jumbies aren’t real; they’re just creatures paren- Series: Jumbies
- Author: Baptiste, Tracey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 28 2015
- ISBN10: 1616204141
- Language: English
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Poems, Protest, and a Dream: Selected Writings
$17.00 Add to cartA bilingual edition of writings by Latin America’s finest baroque poet
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (1648-1695) wrote her most famous prose work, La Respuesta a Sor Filotea, in 1691 in response to her bi- Author: de la Cruz, Juana In?s
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0140447032
- Language: English
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Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built
$18.99 Read moreA gorgeous and inspiring picture book based on the life of Jos? Alberto Guti?rrez, a garbage collector in Bogot?, Colombia who started a library with a single discarded book found on his route.
In the- Author: Kunkel, Angela Burke
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1984892630
- Language: English
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The World Doesn’t End: A Pulitzer Prize Winner
$16.99 Add to cartWinner of the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
“One of the truly imaginative writers of our time.” —Los Angles Times Book Review
You never know what Charles Simic is up to until you reach the end of the line
- Series: Harvest Book
- Author: Simic, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: October 18 2011
- ISBN10: 0156983508
- Language: English
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Parrotfish Has a Superpower
$18.99 Read moreA factual (and funny) introduction to the parrotfish and its incredible somewhat-squirmy superpower, from the team that brought you Stinkbird Has a Superpower.
Just wait till you hear what a parrotfis- Author: Esbaum, Jill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 0593532015
- Language: English
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Bolivar: American Liberator
$23.00 Add to cartA brilliant biography that “reads like a wonderful novel but is researched like a masterwork of history” (Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs), this is the epic story of the famous South American ge… [more below]
- Author: Arana, Marie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: April 08 2014
- ISBN10: 1439110204
- Language: English
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Keto for Life: Look Better, Feel Better, and Watch the Weight Fall Off with 160+ Delicious High -Fat Recipes
$34.95 Add to cartThe ketogenic lifestyle has been proven to aid in weight loss and to help people achieve better overall health. Mellissa Sevigny, the voice behind the highly acclaimed food blog I Breathe, I’m Hungry,… [more below]
- Author: Sevigny, Mellissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 29 2018
- ISBN10: 1628602899
- Language: English
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For the Love of Soccer! the Story of Pelé: Level 2
$5.99 Read moreWritten by soccer legend Pelé, this heart-warming story celebrates what he loves most about the game. This easy-to-read story also includes biographical information about Pelé‘s childhood and sports… [more below]
- Series: World of Reading
- Author: Pelé
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 23 2020
- ISBN10: 1368056334
- Language: English
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Jungle of Stone: The Extraordinary Journey of John L. Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of
$19.99 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The “masterful chronicle” of the discovery of the legendary lost civilization of the Maya and the quest to unlock their secrets.
Featuring a history and description of the maj
- Author: Carlsen, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: April 11 2017
- ISBN10: 0062407406
- Language: English
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Limpia / Clean
$21.95 Add to cartUNO DE LOS LIBROS M?S ESPERADOS DEL A?O, EN TRADUCCI?N EN TRECE PA?SES
En la lista de los mejores libros del 2023 de Babelia
Por la ganadora de los premios Anna Seghers, British Academy y Mejor Novela- Author: Trabucco Zerán, Alia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 20 2023
- ISBN10: 8426424112
- Language: Spanish
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Armando and the Blue Tarp School
$11.95 Read moreThe story of a young Mexican boy living in a colonia (trash dump community) who takes the first steps toward realizing his dream of getting an education.
Armando’s family is pepenadores, trash pickers,
- Author: Fine, Edith Hope
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 15 2014
- ISBN10: 1620141655
- Language: English
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Lost on the Amazon
$6.99 Add to cartLost On The Amazon by R. A. Montgomery takes YOU on an adventure to the magical Amazon River basin, home to the greatest biodiversity on planet Earth. 9-12 year old readers will trek through the jungl… [more below]
- Series: Choose Your Own Adventure #009
- Author: Montgomery, R. a.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1933390093
- Language: English
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Brazilian Culture Exchange
$19.99 Read moreMori and his family went on a fun journey to Rio de Janeiro.
They traveled many historical sites to learn about the rich history and culture of Brazil. This book offers readers valuable knowledge about
- Author: Godoy, Geiszel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 70
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0999473492
- Language: English
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Latinitas: Una Celebración de 40 Soñadoras Audaces = Latinitas
$19.99 Read moreIn this Spanish edition of her author-illustrator debut Latinitas, Juliet Men?ndez celebrates inspiring Latinas and Latin American women.
Descubre c?mo cuarenta latinas influyentes se convirtieron en l- Author: Menéndez, Juliet
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1250796105
- Language: Spanish
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The Lost Steps
$18.00 Read more“If Carpentier is ever to get a new reading in English, it should be now. . . . West’s translations . . . reintroduce English-language readers to this giant of Latin American fiction.” –Natasha Wimme… [more below]
- Author: Carpentier, Alejo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 0143133896
- Language: English
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The Chocolate Tree: [A Mayan Folktale]
$8.99 Read moreEver wonder where chocolate came from? We have the Mayan king Kukulk n to thank. Kukulk n is more than a king–he is also a god. One day he brings his people an amazing gift: a chocolate tree But the
- Series: On My Own Folklore
- Author: Lowery, Linda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1580138519
- Language: English
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Freedom Soup
$19.99 Read moreJoin the celebration in the kitchen as a family makes their traditional New Year’s soup — and shares the story of how Haitian independence came to be.
The shake-shake of maracas vibrates down to my t- Author: Charles, Tami
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 10 2019
- ISBN10: 0763689777
- Language: English
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Ugly Music
$18.00 Add to cartWINNER, 2020 Whiting Award in Poetry!
Diannely Antigua’s debut collection Ugly Music is a cacophonous symphony of reality, dream, trauma, and obsession. It reaches into the corners of love and loss whe
- Author: Antigua, Diannely
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 99
- Publish Date: May 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1936919648
- Language: English
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El Ruido de Las Cosas Al Caer / The Sound of Things Falling = The Sound of Things Falling
$16.95 Add to cartUna novela llena de suspense y la perfecta radiograf?a de una generaci?n atrapada en el miedo.
Novela ganadora del English Pen Award 2012, del Premio Gregor von Rezzori-Citt? di Firenze 2013 y del IMPA… [more below]- Author: V?squez, Juan Gabriel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: December 29 2015
- ISBN10: 6073137516
- Language: Spanish
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