ABCs of Countries: South America

ABCs of Countries: South America
Author: Des O'Gorman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2020-03-28
Genre:
ISBN:

iscover South American countries in this children's A to Z picture book for 4-8 year olds!This book: - is packed with images of animals, scenes, and things related to South America- has a page for every letter of the alphabet- has a page for Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.- has a fun child-friendly fact on each page- is part of a series of ABC books about countries- has parrots, alpacas, cactuses, football, rainforests, rivers, dams, deserts, lagoons, reptiles, and much more!Our kids love the pages with clay houses, rainbow mountains, and flamingos!Hope you like it

ABCs of Countries

ABCs of Countries
Author: Des O'Gorman
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2020-02-05
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ISBN:

An ABC alphabet picture book for kids - to help children learn the English alphabet at the same time as letting them see the people, places, and culture of Ireland. Part of a series of ABC books that focuses on countries. Having children of our own that are growing up in a different country to where their parents and grandparents are from, we see the need for having some early cultural awareness and word recognition of other places that may be significant to their family. We hope this book promotes discussion at family reading time into what it means to live a in different country.

Brazil ABCs

Brazil ABCs
Author: David Seidman
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781404822481

An alphabetical exploration of the people, geography, animals, plants, history, and culture of Brazil.

Open Veins of Latin America

Open Veins of Latin America
Author: Eduardo Galeano
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 333
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0853459916

Since its U.S. debut a quarter-century ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for historical scholarship of Latin America. It is also an outstanding political economy, a social and cultural narrative of the highest quality, and perhaps the finest description of primitive capital accumulation since Marx. Rather than chronology, geography, or political successions, Eduardo Galeano has organized the various facets of Latin American history according to the patterns of five centuries of exploitation. Thus he is concerned with gold and silver, cacao and cotton, rubber and coffee, fruit, hides and wool, petroleum, iron, nickel, manganese, copper, aluminum ore, nitrates, and tin. These are the veins which he traces through the body of the entire continent, up to the Rio Grande and throughout the Caribbean, and all the way to their open ends where they empty into the coffers of wealth in the United States and Europe. Weaving fact and imagery into a rich tapestry, Galeano fuses scientific analysis with the passions of a plundered and suffering people. An immense gathering of materials is framed with a vigorous style that never falters in its command of themes. All readers interested in great historical, economic, political, and social writing will find a singular analytical achievement, and an overwhelming narrative that makes history speak, unforgettably. This classic is now further honored by Isabel Allende's inspiring introduction. Universally recognized as one of the most important writers of our time, Allende once again contributes her talents to literature, to political principles, and to enlightenment.

The Forgotten Peace

The Forgotten Peace
Author: Michael Small
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2010-10-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 0776618792

In the early hours of April 22, 1914, American President Woodrow Wilson sent Marines to seize the port of Veracruz in an attempt to alter the course of the Mexican Revolution. As a result, the United States seemed on the brink of war with Mexico. An international uproar ensued. The governments of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile offered to mediate a peaceful resolution to the crisis. Surprisingly, both the United States and Mexico accepted their offer and all parties agreed to meet at an international peace conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario. For Canadians, the conference provided an unexpected spectacle on their doorstep, combining high diplomacy and low intrigue around the gardens and cataracts of Canada's most famous natural attraction. For the diplomats involved, it proved to be an ephemeral high point in the nascent pan-American movement. After it ended, the conference dropped out of historical memory. This is the first full account of the Niagara Falls Peace Conference to be published in North America since 1914. The author carefully reconstructs what happened at Niagara Falls, examining its historical significance for Canada's relationship with the Americas. From this almost forgotten event he draws important lessons on the conduct of international mediation and the perils of middle-power diplomacy.

Venezuela ABCs

Venezuela ABCs
Author: Sharon Katz Cooper
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 140482250X

An alphabetical exploration of the people, geography, animals, history, and culture of Venezuela.

Costa Rica ABCs

Costa Rica ABCs
Author: Sharon Katz Cooper
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781404822498

Coffee and brightly painted oxcarts. Quetzals, coastlines, and the Montverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Learn the ABCs of Costa Rica in this exotic, colorful tour of the small but treasure-filled Central American country.

America from A to Z

America from A to Z
Author: Amelia Hepworth
Publisher: Tiger Tales
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2021-11-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1680106937

Young readers can explore the United States of America in this informative alphabet book that features important people, famous landmarks, and key moments throughout its history. Young readers can explore the United States of America in this informative and inviting alphabet book. There are many people, monuments, and moments that have molded the United States into the country that it is today during the many years of its existence. From apple pie, baseball, and country music to Mount Rushmore, New York City, and Jesse Owens, the United States is a country of diversity, variety, entertainment, and opportunity. Features a variety of important people, famous landmarks, and key moments throughout its history.

The United States and Latin America

The United States and Latin America
Author: Joseph Smith
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2005-02-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134245327

Providing a concise, balanced and incisive analysis of US diplomatic relations with Latin America from 1776 to the end of the twentieth century, this timely work explores central themes such as the structure of international relations, and the pursuit of American national interest by the use of diplomacy, cultural imperialism and economic and military power. Joseph Smith examines: * the rise of the USA as an independent power * its policy towards Latin-American movements for independence * the evolution of the Monroe Doctrine * pan-Americanism * dollar diplomacy * the challenge of communism. Highlighting Latin American responses to US policy over a significant time span, the study documents the development of a complex historical relationship in which the United States has claimed a pre-eminent role, arousing as much resentment as acquiescence from its southern neighbours. Including a timely discussion of the current issues of debt, trade and narcotics control, this unique and valuable study will be of interest to all those with an interest in US and Latin American international relations.