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Panama Girl

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ISBN-10: 1462030815

ISBN-13: 9781462030811

Edition: 2011

Authors: Ida Freer

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Description:

In the exotic jungles of Panama, a sensitive and courageous twelve-year-old girl named Surni is on the verge of a new life. She is a member of the Embera tribe, an indigenous community that has thrived for centuries by knowing how to live in harmony with the land. But now, as the modern world encroaches, she and her family must face the challenges presented by strangers with unfamiliar habits, technology, and beliefs. Her village now has increasing contact with the outside world, and this must somehow be accepted and integrated into their lives. Together, her family will learn what is best for them. Will the influences of the modern world make their lives better or pull them away from the…    
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Book details

List price: $20.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/13/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 116
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.44" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Ida Freer has spent time in several Embera communities in the culturally and geographically diverse country of Panama. Currently, she lives and teaches in Surrey, Canada.