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Conejito / Bunny, A Folktale from Panama


by Margaret Read MacDonald

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 28 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A great book to read aloud, this brightly illustrated Panamanian folktale features a song to learn in Spanish and English. Ages 4-8. (PNM39, $16.95)

Mola: Cuna Life, Stories, and Art

Mola: Cuna Life, Stories, and Art


by Maricel Presilla

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 32 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An illustrated overview of the culture and art of the San Blas Islands for middle schoolers. (PNM22, $19.95)

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)

The Panama Canal


by Elizabeth Mann

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An illustrated overview of the engineering, construction, and social history of the building of the Panama Canal. One in a growing series of Wonders of the World, geared for ages 9-12. (PNM29, $12.95)

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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