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Afternoon on the Amazon (Magic Tree House, #6)

Mary Pope Osborne

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Secret of the Andes

Ann Nolan Clark

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Blue Bay Mystery (The Boxcar Children, #6)

Gertrude Chandler Warner

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La ciudad de las bestias

Isabel Allende

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Waiting for the Biblioburro

Monica Brown

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How Many Days to America?: A Thanksgiving Story

Josefina Callender

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Abuela's Weave

Omar S. Castañeda

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Hill of Fire (I Can Read Book 3)

Thomas P. Lewis

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Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia

Jeanette Winter

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The Jolly Mon

Liz Van Doren

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Central & South America

Life In Ancient Mesopotamia (Peoples of the Ancient World)

Shilpa Mehta-Jones

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chimel

Ben Mikaelsen

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The Manatee Scientists: Saving Vulnerable Species

Peter Lourie

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Young Pele: Soccer's First Star

James E. Ransome

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The Well of Sacrifice

Chris Eboch

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Market Day: A Story Told with Folk Art

Lois Ehlert

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Chile (Countries of the World)

Marion Morrison

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The Valley of Secrets

Charmian Hussey

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Journey into the Rainforest (Journey...)

Tim Knight

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The Encyclopedia of the Ancient Americas: Step into the World of the Inuit, Native American, Aztec, Maya, and Inca Peoples

Philip Steele

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We're Sailing to Galapagos

Laurie Krebs

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Good Night, Sweet Butterflies: A Color Dreamland

Dawn Bentley

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My Name Is Not Angelica

Scott O'Dell

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The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano

Margarita Engle

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The Gold Coin

Alma Flor Ada

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Yum! Mmmm! Que Rico!: America's Sproutings

Pat Mora

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Isla (Picture Puffins)

Arthur Dorros

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Eight Days: A Story of Haiti

Edwidge Danticat

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Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes/Los perros magicos de los volcanos

Manlio Argueta

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The Most Beautiful Place in the World

Ann Cameron

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The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest

Mark J. Plotkin

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Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu

Ted Lewin

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Up and Down the Andes

Laurie Krebs

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Firefly Letters: A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba

Margarita Engle

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The Panama Canal: The Story of how a jungle was conquered and the world made smaller (Wonders of the World Book)

Elizabeth Mann

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History News: The Aztec News (History News)

Philip Steele

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The Inca Empire (A True Book: Ancient Civilizations) (A True Book

Sandra Newman

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My Mexico / Mexico Mio

Tony Johnston

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The Girl from Chimel

Rigoberta Menchú

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Animal Poems of the Iguazu/Animalario del Iguazu

Francisco X. Alarcón

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My Land Sings: Stories from the Rio Grande

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My Havana: Memories of a Cuban Boyhood

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The Tortilla Quilt Story

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Mama and Papa Have a Store

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Rain Forest Adventures

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Sugar Cane: A Caribbean Rapunzel

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El Aullido De Los Monos: (When the Monkeys Came Back) (Libros Colibri)

Kristine L. Franklin

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Ecuador

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The Race of Toad and Deer

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Colombia (Enchantment of the World)

Marion Morrison

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Step into the Aztec and Maya World (The Step into Series)

Fiona MacDonald

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To Go Singing Through the World: The Childhood of Pablo Neruda

Deborah Kogan Ray

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Costa Rica

Tatiana Ryckman

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Saturday Sancocho

Leyla Torres

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This Place Is High: The Andes Mountains of South America (Imagine Living Here (Trade))

Vicki Cobb

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Lost Treasure of the Inca

Peter Lourie

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South America (Pull Ahead Books)

Madeline Donaldson

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Colibri

Ann Cameron

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Haiti (Festivals of the World)

Roseline N. Cheong-Lum

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Mexico: 40 Activities to Experience Mexico Past & Present (Kaleidoscope Kids)

Susan Milord

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Peru (Enchantment of the World. Second Series)

Marion Morrison

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Cooking The Central American Way: Culturally Authentic Foods, Including Low-Fat And Vegetatian Recipes (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks)

Alison Behnke

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Brazil (Enchantment of the World. Second Series)

Ann Heinrichs

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A Bear for Miguel

Elaine Marie Alphin

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Lost Treasures of the Pirates of the Caribbean

James A. Owen

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Felipa and the Day of the Dead

Birte Müller

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National Geographic Countries of the World: Cuba (NG Countries of the World)

Jen Green

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A Brief History of Central America (Brief History)

Lynn Vasco Foster

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Argentina (Enchantment of the World. Second Series)

Jean F. Blashfield

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Puerto Rico

Howard Gutner

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The Mystery in the Amazon Rainforest (Around the World 80)

Carole Marsh

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Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert

Marc Aronson

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Machu Picchu: The story of the amazing Inkas and their city in the clouds (Wonders of the World Book)

Elizabeth Mann

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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Mayan Soothsayer!

Rupert Matthews

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Tikal: The Center of the Maya World (Wonders of the World Book)

Elizabeth Mann

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In the Land of the Jaguar: South America and Its People

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Patterns in Peru: An Adventure in Patterning

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Salsa Stories (cuentos Con Sazon)

Lulu Delacre

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Pele (DK Biography)

James Buckley Jr.

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So Say The Little Monkeys

Nancy Van Laan

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Open the Door to Liberty!: a Biography of Toussaint L'Ouverture

Anne Rockwell

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The Incas (See Through History)

Tim Wood

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The Streets are Free

Kurusa

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Horse Hooves and Chicken Feet: Mexican Folktales

Neil Philip

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Puerto Rico (Cultures of the World)

Patricia Levy

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Costa Rica (Enchantment of the World. Second Series)

Marion Morrison

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Fate of the Yellow Woodbee: Nate Saint

Neta Jackson

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The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth From Puerto Rico

Nina Jaffe

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Juan Bobo Goes to Work: A Puerto Rican Folk Tale

Marisa Montes

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Tortillitas para Mamá and Other Nursery Rhymes (Bilingual Edition in Spanish and English)

Margot C. Griego

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The Tree Is Older Than You Are: A Bilingual Gathering of Poems & Stories from Mexico with Paintings by Mexican Artists

Naomi Shihab Nve

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A Kid's Guide to Latino History: More than 50 Activities (A Kid's Guide series)

Valerie Petrillo

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Golden Tales: Myths, Legends, and Folktales from Latin America

Lulu Delacre

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Ambushed in Jaguar Swamp

Dave Jackson

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Red-eyed Tree Frog (Scholastic Bookshelf)

Joy Cowley

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Explore South America (Explore the Continents)

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Chúcaro: Wild Pony of the Pampa

Francis Kalnay

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Once Upon a Time/Habia una vez: Traditional Latin American Tales/Cuentos tradicionales latinoamericanos

Rueben Martinez

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Call Me Maria

Judith Ortiz Cofer

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Tortillas and Lullabies/Tortillas y cancioncitas

Lynn Reiser

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Dancing Turtle: A Folktale from Brazil

Pleasant DeSpain

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Hands of the Rain Forest: The Embera People of Panama

Rachel Crandell

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A Mango in the Hand: A Story Told Through Proverbs

Antonio Sacre

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My Little Island

Frané Lessac

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Geography & Cultures

Mola: Cuna Life Stories and Art

Maricel E. Presilla

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National Geographic Investigates: Ancient Inca: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of the Inca's Past (NG Investigates)

Beth Gruber

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Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers and the Recovery of the Past

James M. Deem

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El Salvador (Cultures of the World)

Erin Foley

from $5.09

The Kite Festival

Leyla Torres

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Under The Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba

Alma Flor Ada

from $3.99

Trinidad & Tobago (Cultures of the World)

Sean Sheehan

from $5.19

Colombia

Leslie Jermyn

from $5.09

Dance, Nana, Dance / Baila, Nana, Baila: Cuban Folktales in English and Spanish

Joe Hayes

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National Geographic Investigates: Ancient Maya: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of the Maya's Past (NG Investigates)

Nathaniel Harris

from $5.29

Tonight Is Carnaval (A Puffin Unicorn)

Arthur Dorros

from $4.79

Honduras (Cultures of the World)

Leta McGaffey

from $5.09

Paraguay (Cultures of the World, Set 19)

Leslie Jermyn

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The Chalk Doll

Charlotte Pomerantz

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Island in the Sun (Picture Puffins)

Harry Belafonte

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Your Travel Guide to Ancient Mayan Civilization (Day, Nancy. Passport to History.)

Nancy Day

from $5.39

Belize (Cultures of the World)

Leslie Jermyn

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Dominican Republic

Leslie Jermyn

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Nicaragua (Cultures of the World)

Jennifer Kott

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The Bahamas (Discovering the Caribbean: History, Politics, and Culture)

Colleen Madonna Flood Williams

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Commonalities among these books on Central and South America include a focus on the cultures, traditions, and histories of various ancient American civilizations such as the Inca, Aztec, and Maya. Many of the books also feature young protagonists embarking on journeys or adventures in these regions, encountering danger and mystery along the way. The importance of preserving cultural traditions is also a recurring theme. Additionally, several books explore the diverse wildlife and natural wonders found in Central and South America, including rainforests, mountains, and volcanoes.

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