philippines

During the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1941, Yvonne's family flees to the jungle to join the resistance group. She is determined to preserve the ancient legends she is told.

Explores the challenges, pastimes, and day-to-day activities of teens from the Philippines. Includes full-color photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Describes the social, cultural, and economic history of the Philippines providing a timeline, illustrations, statistics, maps, and Web sites.

Explores the people, history, culture, land, climate, and economy of the Philippines, the only Christian nation in Asia.

Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism, leaves the Philipines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi, a passionate basketball player.

A biography of the shy wife of a senator, who after chaotic events in the Philippines, became President of four million people on more than one thousand islands.

Introduces the land, history, people, economy, and government of the more than seven thousand islands comprising the Philippines.

An introduction to the geography, history, natural resources, people, and culture of the southeast Asian country that contains nearly 7,100 islands.

Examines the political scene in the Philippines during the years of the Marcos dictatorship and considers the problems and prospects of the administration of Corazon Aquino.