An introduction to Bolivia that discusses the history, geography, economy, people, and society of the South American country, and includes a calendar of festivals, recipes, a glossary, project and report ideas, a chronology, and resources.
Learn about the cultural traditions, history, climate and politics of Bolivia. Travel to the city of La Paz to see the Parliament Building, walk through the colonial district, look around the mysterious Witches Market, and visit a fortune teller. Also hike through Moon Canyon on the way to the La Paz Zoo, and jaunt through the city of Copacabana on the way to Lake Titicaca.
Diego Juarez finds sanctuary with the Ricardo family after escaping an illegal cocaine operation, but his safe haven is destroyed when the army destroys the family's crop and livelihood and Diego joins a protest of the government's actions, which leads to a dramatic standoff.
"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Bolivia"--.
In Bolivia in 1999, when their father is unjustly arrested and their mother leaves, Francisco, seventeen, and his sister Pilar, eight, must move to the dirty, dehumanizing, and corrupt prison.
In his native Bolivia for an adventure race, Andreo and a friend/fellow adoptee secretly search for their birth parents - and are soon involved with dangerous baby-traffickers.
