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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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CULTURIOUS: COSTA RICA

For Kids

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)

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)

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)

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)

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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