My 5-year old son and I are studying geography and reading books from different countries. This week we're in South America, focusing on Colombia and Peru.
Waiting for the Biblioburro
by Monica Brown
Category: Colombia
Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia
by Jeanette Winter
Category: Colombia
The legend of El Dorado
by Nancy Van Laan
Category: Colombia
Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains
by Barbara Knutson
Category: Peru
Miro in the Kingdom of the Sun
by Jane Kurtz
Category: Peru
Moon Rope/Un lazo a la luna
by Lois Ehlert
Category: Peru
Up and Down the Andes
by Laurie Krebs
Category: Peru
How Birds got Bright Feathers:
Stories from Around the World
by Heather Amery
Recommended Age: 5
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Oscar, from Bolivia:
Children Just Like Me
by Anabel Kindersley
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The Rainbow Snake
Two for You, Three for Me
The Lost Friend
The Armadillo’s Song
Wish Upon a Star:
Around the World in 80 Tales
by Saviour Pirotta
Category: Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru
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