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Author Gorrell, Gena K. (Gena Kinton), 1946-

Title In the land of the jaguar : South America and its people / Gena K. Gorrell ; illustrated by Andrej Krystoforski.

Publication Info. Toronto : Tundra Books, [2007]
©2007

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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Children's Department  J 980 GOR    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 980 GORRELL    Check Shelf
Description vii, 149 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-141) and index.
Contents Where South America came from -- Colombia: Land of treasure, land of trouble -- Ecuador and the enchanted islands -- Peru: Heartland of the Incas -- Bolivia: Where gold and silver flowed -- Chile: From desert to icefield -- Argentina: Where the Gauchos ride -- Uruguay: Battle over the Banda Oriental -- Paraguay: Jesuits and jaguars -- Brazil: Other South America -- Guianas: French Guiana, Suriname, and Guyana -- Venezuela: Caribbean Coast -- South America in a nutshell -- Source notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
Summary "Journey to the extraordinary lands that make up South America..." Cover p. 4.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.3 6.0 121579.
Subject South America -- Juvenile literature.
South America -- History -- Juvenile literature.
South America -- Description and travel -- Juvenile literature.
Animals -- South America -- Juvenile literature.
South America -- Social life and customs.
Added Author Krystoforski, Andrej, 1943-
ISBN 9780887767562
0887767567
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