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Fernando's Gift

TITLE: Fernando's Gift
AUTHOR: Keister, Douglas
ILLUSTRATOR: Keister, Douglas
PUBLISHER: Sierra Club Books for Children
PLACE OF PUBLICATION: San Francisco COPYRIGHT DATE: 1995
ISBN: 871564149 PRICE: $
CULTURAL GROUP: Hispanic, Costa Rican THEME:
SYNOPSIS:
Fernando lives deep in the rain forest of Costa Rica. He and his family treasure the beauty and abundance of their environment. He is confronted with the threat to this environment when he finds a favorite climbing tree has been cut down.
CORE BOOK: no

CONTENT CONNECTIONS
SUBJECT: Social Studies GRADE: 3 TOPIC: Regions of the World
COMMENTS:
This is a positive book which contains wonderful photographs which highlight the similarities between native families and families in our country. Bilingual text with English and Spanish on each page.
TECHNOLOGY LINK:
  • DESTINATION: NEIGHBORHOOD (Edmark). This program invites students to step into a Panamanian rain forest, where they're involved with interactive adventures filled with plants, insects, waterfalls, and Kuna Indians.

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