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Praying to the west : how Muslims shaped the Americas / by Mouallem, Omar,1985-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Civilization, Western; Islam and culture; Islam and culture; Islam; Islam;
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Aztec, Inca & Maya / by Baquedano, Elizabeth.;
Chronicles the history, beliefs, and everyday lives of the ancient Aztec, Inca, and Maya peoples.
Subjects: Aztecs; Mayas; Incas; Indians of Central America; Indians of South America; Indians of Mexico;
© 1993., Knopf : Distributed by Random House,
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The Incan empire / by Sayer, Chloë.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 63), Internet addresses and index.Describes the different aspects of the Incan empire, including its history, government, religion, art, architecture, rural life, and the legacy the Incan empire left behind.LSC
Subjects: Incas; Indians of South America;
© 2011., Gareth Stevens Pub.,
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Arthur : the dog who crossed the jungle to find a home / by Lindnord, Mikael.; Corbett, Val,1939-;
Recounts the story of Mikael Lindnord, captain of a Swedish adventure racing team, and a dog who joined Lindnord's team while they raced through South America. Ultimately, Lindnord took the dog, now named Arthur, back to his family in Sweden.LSC
Subjects: Lindnord, Mikael; Mutts (Dogs); Travel with dogs; Human-animal relationships.; Adventure racing;
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Up [videorecording] / by Rivera, Jonas.; Docter, Pete.; McCarthy, Tom,1966-; Peterson, Bob,1961-; Asner, Edward.; Plummer, Christopher.; Nagai, Jordan.; Lindo, Delroy,1952-; Ranft, Jerome.; Ratzenberger, John.; Docter, Elie.; Leary, Jeremy.; Giacchino, Michael.; Walt Disney Pictures.; Pixar (Firm); Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm); Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm);
Music by Michael Giacchino ; film editor, Kevin Nolting ; production designer, Ricky Nierva.Voices: Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson, Delroy Lindo, Jerome Ranft, John Ratzenberger, Elie Docter, Jeremy Leary.Carl Fredericksen is a 78- year-old curmudgeon. He used to enjoy his modest life as a balloon seller when his adventure-loving wife Ellie was still alive. When she died, Carl was left with his memories and the awareness that they never made their dream journey to Paradise Falls in South America. When well-meaning officials consign Carl to Shady Oaks Retirement Home, he rigs thousands of helium balloons to his house and floats away. He discovers that Russell, a chubby Wilderness Explorer Scout has stowed away. In the tropical jungle, Carl and Russell find more than they bargained for. Charles Muntz is a crazed explorer whose newsreels once inspired Carl and Ellie; Kevin is an exotic bird with a weakness for chocolate; and Dug is an endearing golden retriever fitted with a voice box. More importantly, Carl and Russell discover they need each other.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Fantasy films.; Children's films.; Animated films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Widowers; Scouting (Youth activity); Adventure and adventurers; Exotic animals; Waterfalls; Balloons;
For private home use only.
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Maya, Incas, and Aztecs / by Williams, Brian,1943-;
Presents facts about the Mayan, Incan, and Aztec civilizations, covering daily life, religion, art and technology, and where they are now.LSC
Subjects: Aztecs; Mayas; Incas; Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America; Indians of South America; Maya; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples;
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Ancient Inca : archaeology unlocks the secrets of the Inca's past / by Gruber, Beth.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 60), Internet addresses and index.An examination of how archaeological techniques such as the study of ruins and artefacts, and satellite imagery have provided a window into what Incan life was like, including marriage customs, farming and worship.LSC
Subjects: Incas; Incas; Incas; Indians of South America; Excavations (Archaeology);
© c2007., National Geographic,
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Charlie Thorne and the lost city / by Gibbs, Stuart,1969-;
Charlie Thorne must search for Charles Darwin's hidden treasure in South America--with plenty of enemies hot on her trail.Ages 10 up.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Spy stories.; Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882; Genius; Adventure and adventurers; Treasure troves;
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Song of Ancient Lovers : A Novel. by Restrepo, Laura.;
Retelling the mythical love story between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon in the refugee camps of the present day, 'Song of Ancient Lovers' is an ode to love and desire as forces shaping human history, with power that rivals forces of destruction. Migration is both a theme of the future and the past and it traces the connection between today's climate and war refugees and the great migrations of the ancient world. Laura Restrpo's work has been published in more than 20 languages. She is a doctor and has traveled to Yemen with Doctors Without Borders, which inspired the contemporary story line of this novel. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Classics; FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; FICTION / Hispanic & Latino / Historical; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Romance / Historical / Ancient World; FICTION / Romance / International; FICTION / Sagas; FICTION / Women; FICTION / World Literature / South America (General);
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Jaguar People. by Unger, Elizabeth,film director.; Green Planet Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Green Planet Films in 2021.As China pours hundreds of billions of dollars into South American infrastructure, jaguars are disappearing from the continent’s most protected rainforests. Targeted as substitutes for tiger parts, which have historically been used in traditional Chinese medicines, jaguars are now being trafficked at dangerously high numbers to fill a new market demand. Spanning mist-covered jungles in the Amazon to bustling wildlife markets in China, JAGUAR PEOPLE follows the storylines of two passionate people fighting to stop the jaguar trade before it’s too late.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Business.; Science.; Economic development.; Zoology.; Environmental sciences.; Latin America.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; China.; Cats.; Environmentalism.; Endangered species.; Amazon River Region.; Environmental economics.; Bolivia.; Alternative Medicine.; South America.;
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