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COSTA RICA'S NATURAL HERITAGE

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Culture and Customs of Costa Rica

Culture and Customs of Costa Rica


by Chalene Helmuth

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 164 PAGES

A superlative introduction to the uniqueness of modern Costa Rica in Latin America and its religion, social customs, media, literature, and arts. (CRC82, $20.00)

Costa Rica


by Mary Virginia Fox

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

This visitor's guide to Costa Rica for young readers (aged 4-8) is a wonderful introduction to the country's unique jungles and cloud forests and also to its culture, covering topics such as sports, education, transportation and clothing (among others). Like other titles in the A Visit To series, this book is fully illustrated with maps and photos. Also provides fact files and a short Spanish glossary. (CRC83, $7.99)

Flute's Journey

Flute's Journey


by Lynne Cherry

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 40 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

The fully illustrated and warmly told story of a wood thrush who starts life in the woods of Maryland, and migrates across the Gulf of Mexico to the Monteverde Rain Forest in Costa Rica. Ages 4 to 8. (BST45, $17.00)

The Forest in the Clouds

The Forest in the Clouds


by Sneed B. Collard III

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

This slim introduction to Monteverde for readers ages 6 to 8 features Michael Rothman's richly detailed paintings. (CRC34, $7.95)

Tortillas y Cancioncitas/ Tortillas and Lullabies


by Lynn Reiser | Corazones Valientes

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 40 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A bilingual portrait of life in a Costa Rican family, written for young children ages 4-8. Brightly colored folk paintings by a Costa Rican women artists' collective (Corazones Valientes) illustrate the text. (CRC36, $17.99)

Usborne Flashcard Spanish

Usborne Flashcard Spanish


by Jo Litchfield

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2004
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 50 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A standard playing card-size deck of 50 nicely illustrated flashcards geared for younger children. Each card features a colorful illustration with the Spanish word on the reverse. (GEN203, $8.99)

Costa Rica

Costa Rica


by Elizabeth Raum

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

One in the illustrated and informative Countries Around the World series, geared for ages 8-11. (CRC84, $8.99)

Into The Volcano

Into The Volcano


by Donna O'Meara

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 56 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

O'Meara's lively, illustrated eyewitness accounts of adventures in volcanology include Arenal in Costa Rica, Kilauea in Hawaii and Stromboli off the coast of Italy. Geared for grades 5 to 8, this is a great introduction to volcanoes for the whole family. (GEO39, $9.95)

Nancy Drew, The Scarlet Macaw Scandal

Nancy Drew, The Scarlet Macaw Scandal


by Carolyn Keene

  • MYSTERY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Nancy and her friends head for Costa Rica's Corcovado National Park to relax and study monkeys when they stumble upon, naturally, a mystery to be solved. (CRC50, $5.99)

Swimming with Hammerhead Sharks

Swimming with Hammerhead Sharks


by Kenneth Mallory

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An excellent illustrated account of marine biologist Pete Klimley and his work with sharks. The author accompanied a team (including IMAX photographers) to Cocos Island off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, famous for its schooling hammerheads. (OCE99, $7.99)

The Bug Scientists

The Bug Scientists


by Donna Jackson

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Budding scientists and bug lovers take note! In this illustrated Scientists in the Field book for middle-school kids, Jackson includes Ted Schultz's work on farmer ants in Costa Rica. (NAT97, $7.99)

The Most Beautiful Roof in the World

The Most Beautiful Roof in the World


by Kathryn Lasky | Christopher Knight

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A tropical botanist and her sons climb among the ropes and walkways of a rainforest canopy in this photographic odyssey. For ages 9-12. (FST04, $9.00)

Eyewitness Jungle

Eyewitness Jungle


by Theresa Greenaway | Geoff Dann

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 63 PAGES
  • FAMILY

Geared for ages 9 to 12, the hundreds of eye-popping photographs of birds, monkeys, towering trees, orchids and all manner of rain forest life will also appeal to the whole family. (FST06, $16.99)

 

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