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Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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From the bestselling and award-winning writer Schmidt, and Caldecott-winning illustrator Diaz, comes the story of Saint Martin de Porres--an endearing tale of perseverance, faith, and triumph over racial and economic prejudice.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
©2021.
Language
English
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"In March of 2017, a team of FBI agents arrested Juan Granda, Samer Barrage, and Renato Rodriguez, or as they called themselves, "the three amigos." The trio--first identified publicly by the authors of this book-- had built a $3.6 billion dollar business in metals trading, mostly illegal Peruvian gold. Their arrests and subsequent prosecution laid bare more than a corrupt finance firm, though. Instead, Dirty Gold lifts the veil on an illegal international...
Author
Publisher
Harper Wave
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A mysterious and powerful plant medicine with curative powers that is drunk as a tea during a sacred ceremony, Ayahuasca has been known to change people's lives dramatically. But what was once a healing experience practiced only by Indigenous South Americans - and sought out by the adventurous few - has, in the past fifty years, become increasingly popular around the world. Hachumak, a Peruvian medicine man, has been practicing traditional healing...
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books, Inc
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
Español
Description
Una biografía ilustrada de Julio C. Tello, considerado el fundador de la arqueología peruana moderna y quien llegó a ser el científico social indígena más distinguido del siglo XX.
"A picture biography of Julio C. Tello, considered to be the founder of modern Peruvian archaeology, that traces his life from an early interest in Peru's ancient cultures to his rise as the most distinguished Indigenous social scientist of the twentieth century....
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A fascinating bilingual picture book biography of Peruvian archaeologist and national icon Julio C. Tello, who unearthed Peru's ancient cultures and fostered pride in the country's Indigenous history. Growing up in the late 1800s, Julio Tello, an Indigenous boy, spent time exploring the caves and burial grounds in the foothills of the Peruvian Andes. Nothing scared Julio, not even the ancient human skulls he found. His bravery earned him the boyhood...
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