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3) Capybaras
Author
Publisher
Pebble, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Capybaras are the biggest rodents in the world! These social animals live in large groups and spend lots of time in water. Get all the facts on these huge rodents"--
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Atmospheric woodcuts illustrate this Newbery Award-winning collection of 19 South American folktales. Charles J. Finger heard the tales firsthand from native storytellers, whose fables of talking animals, witches, giants, and ordinary people in supernatural settings provide remarkable insights into regional values and culture. The first of the stories, "A Tale of Three Tails," tells of an age when the rat had a tail like a horse, the rabbit had a...
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
An incredible variety of climates and biomes span the territory of South America. As a result, the continent contains some of the greatest biodiversity on Earth. Readers will explore all that South America has to offer as they journey across its incredible landscapes, stopping along the way to discover more about its history and visit with its many diverse peoples. Features include engaging sidebars that highlight unique animals, landmarks and more;...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
What do telescopes, rainforests, earthquake-proof buildings, and lizards all have in common? They have histories in South America, one of Earth's seven continents. Discover the great minds and finds of ancient and modern South America in this learning adventure.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"Uses the framework of the alphabet to present information about plants and animals of the cloud forest on the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes and the 2013 discovery of the olinguito. Includes additional information about the cloud forest and the discovery of the olinguito, a map, a glossary, an author's note, and author's sources"--
8) Aztec
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Discover the mysterious world of these ancient people - their beliefs, rituals, and fascinating civilizations.
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Una colección de historias desde el borde de Argentina hasta Alaska. Quince mil años antes de que los Europeos pisarán las Américas, la gente ya se había propagado de punta a punta y de costa a costa. Como todos los humanos, estos Nativos Americanos buscaban comprender su lugar en el universo, la naturaleza de su relación con lo divino, y el origen del mundo en el que habían emergido sus antepasados. Las respuestas se encuentran en sus historias...
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