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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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NATURAL WONDERS OF COSTA RICA

For Kids

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)

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)

 

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