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Conejito / Bunny, A Folktale from Panama
• Margaret Read MacDonald
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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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)
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Jungle (Eyewitness Books)
• Theresa Greenaway
• Geoff Dann
• NATURAL HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Certainly the most eye-popping of the children's books on the rainforest, this Eyewitness Book covers all manner of rainforest life. Geared for ages 9-12.
(FST06, $15.99)
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Marisol and Magdalena
• Veronica Chambers
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A New York eighth grader must spend a year with her grandmother in Panama, where she learns much about her Panamanian heritage. Ages 9-12.
(PNM14, $5.99)
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Mola: Cuna Life, Stories, and Art
• Maricel Presilla
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An illustrated overview of the culture and art of the San Blas Islands for middle schoolers.
(PNM22, $19.95)
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The Most Beautiful Roof in the World, Exploring the Rainforest Canopy
• Kathryn Lasky
• Christopher Knight
• NATURAL HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A tropical botanist and her sons climb among the ropes and walkways of a rainforest canopy in this photographic tour of Central American wildlife. For ages 9-12.
(FST04, $9.00)
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The Panama Canal
• Elizabeth Mann
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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(PNM29, $9.95)
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Panama Canal, The Story of How a Jungle Was Conquered and the World Made Smaller
• Elizabeth Mann
• EXPLORATION
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A lively story of the building of the canal for middle schoolers, featuring a foldout spread of the canal, archival and modern photos and color illustrations. Geared for ages 9-12.
(PNM20, $22.95)
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