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Run, Little Chaski (Bilingual Navajo & English)
"Un singular periplo en los Andes" - El Comercio In this tale set in the ancient Inka (sometimes spelled Inca) empire, Little Chaski has a big job: he is the Inka King's newest royal messenger. On his first day delivering messages he stops to help several creatures in need along the way, causing him to nearly miss his sunset deadline. But the kindness he bestowed on these animals winds up helping him in surprising ways. In this bilingual Navajo and English edition, descriptive language and bold illustrations give readers insight into Little Chaski's nervousness and excitement as he runs the Inka Trail, working earnestly to fulfill the responsibilities of his new role. Develop early English and Navajo language skills Endnotes include a glossary of Quechua words and information about the Inka Empire, Chaskis (messengers) and the Inka Trail.
Eunice and Kate
Can an astronaut and a ballet dancer be best friends?
Presidential Breakdowns in Latin America
This volume is the first comprehensive analysis of a new type of executive instability without regime instability in Latin America referred to as "presidential breakdown." It includes a theoretical introduction framing the debate within the institutional literature on democracy and democratization, and the implications of this new type of executive instability for presidential democracies. Two comparative chapters analyze the causes, procedures, and outcomes of presidential breakdowns in a regional perspective, and country studies provide in-depth analyses of all countries in Latin America that have experienced one or several presidential breakdowns: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. The book also includes an epilogue on the 2009 presidential crisis in Honduras.
No Birthday for Mara
The day that Mara waited for all year long has finally arrived! It's her birthday: a perfect day, the best day of them all. Oh, yes! Mara is sure that great things will take place today! But, instead, something strange happens. Everyone acts as if it were just an ordinary day. Mom doesn't even give Mara a birthday hug! Have they all forgotten about Mara's birthday? Will someone, anyone, remember it's her special day? And most importantly... will she get the polka-dotted baby elephant she asked for as a present?Mara's story explores emotions and feelings through the eyes of a child. A brief "The Way We Feel" section is included at the end of the story, where children, guided by a teacher or parent, can learn to identify some of the emotions that the main character in the story goes through.This fun book includes four coloring pages with writing prompts.
(Not) Home for Christmas
When Andy and Tito learn that they'll be spending Christmas away from home (...in Peru!) they brace for the worst. "How is Santa Claus going to find me?!" asks Andy. He desperately uses every trick under his sleeve to stay home. However, Mom can see through all of his schemes. Now Andy is determined to let Santa Claus know which way he's headed...Imagine his disappointment when he finds out it isn't even winter time in Peru! But when the brothers meet their family in Peru, they find a special surprise, and learn that there is more to Christmas than just presents and cookies.(NOT)Home for Christmas is a tenderly fun story of love and family. A tale for the whole family!
It's In You: A Book for Big Dreamers
"It's In You" is a children's book which encourages young readers to dream big and follow their instincts no matter what obstacles they face. Everything they need to be successful is already within.
The Other Half of Happy
Quijana is a girl in pieces. One-half Guatemalan, one-half American: When Quijana's Guatemalan cousins move to town, her dad seems ashamed that she doesn't know more about her family's heritage. One-half crush, one-half buddy: When Quijana meets Zuri and Jayden, she knows she's found true friends. But she can't help the growing feelings she has for Jayden. One-half kid, one-half grown-up: Quijana spends her nights Skyping with her ailing grandma and trying to figure out what's going on with her increasingly hard-to-reach brother. In the course of this immersive and beautifully written novel, Quijana must figure out which parts of herself are most important, and which pieces come together to make her whole. This lyrical debut from Rebecca Balcárcel is a heartfelt poetic portrayal of a girl growing up, fitting in, and learning what it means to belong.
The Becket List
Everything is changing for Becket Branch. From subways to sidewalks to safety rules, Becket is a city kid born and raised. Now the Branch family is trading urban bustle for big green fields and moving to Gran’s farm, where Becket has to make sense of new routines from feeding animals to baling hay. And as much as Becket loves to yell “Beautiful Alert!” there’s a lot about the countryside that is just plain odd. But Becket is ready to put her own spin on the simple life. Whether selling her mouth-puckering lemonade, feeding hostile hens, or trying to make a best friend of her new neighbor Frieda Franca, Becket is determined to use her city smarts to get a grip on farm living. Laugh and learn with Becket as she mucks through the messy, exuberant human experience of change she didn’t ask for, in a story that sparkles with quirky characters and lasting connections.
Fixing Democracy
The study of institutions, a core concept in comparative politics, has produced many rich and influential theories on the economic and political effects of institutions, yet it has been less successful at theorizing their origins. In Fixing Democracy, Javier Corrales develops a theory of institutional origins that concentrates on constitutions and levels of power within them. He reviews numerous Latin American constituent assemblies and constitutional amendments to explore why some democracies expand rather than restrict presidential powers and why this heightened presidentialism discourages democracy. His signal theoretical contribution is his elaboration on power asymmetries. Corrales dete...
Routledge Handbook of Latin American Politics
Latin America has been one of the critical areas in the study of comparative politics. The region’s experiments with installing and deepening democracy and promoting alternative modes of economic development have generated intriguing and enduring empirical puzzles. In turn, Latin America’s challenges continue to spawn original and vital work on central questions in comparative politics: about the origins of democracy; about the relationship between state and society; about the nature of citizenship; about the balance between state and market. The richness and diversity of the study of Latin American politics makes it hard to stay abreast of the developments in the many sub-literatures of the field. The Routledge Handbook of Latin American Politics offers an intellectually rigorous overview of the state of the field and a thoughtful guide to the direction of future scholarship. Kingstone and Yashar bring together the leading figures in the study of Latin America to present extensive empirical coverage, new original research, and a cutting-edge examination of the central areas of inquiry in the region.
