In the Land of the Jaguar: South America and Its People
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- Synopsis
- South America's story is as varied as its geography of soaring mountains, scorching deserts, and lush rainforests. In Ecuador alone, there are 25,000 kinds of plants, 1,500 species of birds, 4,500 different butterflies, and 300 mammals! Gena K. Gorrell's brilliant text combines an often tragic history with the problems and triumphs of the present. The information she offers ranges from "the Requirement" (a document read out by the conquistadors each time they came upon a new group of indigenous people to justify their actions) to drug cartels, from the hidden and secretive Elders (a civilization that retreated to the mountains to preserve its customs and now considers itself the "guardian of the world") to Gabriel García Márquez. In the Land of the Jaguar: South America and Its People is a fascinating, colorful journey of exploration and discovery.
- Copyright:
- 2007
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 150 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780887767562
- Publisher:
- Tundra Books, Incorporated/Livres Toundra, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 11/19/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Gena K. Gorrell and Andrej Krystoforski
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- 170
- Proofread By:
- 170
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.