| Descript |
96 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Countries of the world |
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Countries of the world (Milwaukee, Wis.)
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| Summary |
Describes the geography, history, government, economy, people, arts, and social life and customs of the Caribbean country of Haiti. |
| Contents |
Overview of Haiti: Geography -- History -- Government and economy -- People and lifestyle -- Language and literature -- Arts -- Leisure and festivals -- Food -- Closer look at Haiti: City of poets -- Deforestation in Haiti -- Duvalier dynasty -- Farmer's life -- Founding fathers -- Grandiose monuments -- Haiti's oral traditions -- Health in Haiti -- Lively Port-au-Prince -- Palm tree -- Pirates ahoy! -- Singing sensations -- Taino -- Vodun religion -- Women in Haiti -- Relations with North America: Full color map -- Black-and-white reproducible map -- Haiti at a glance. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (page 94) and index. |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader AR Middle Grades 8.4 3 quiz: 62447 disk(s): AQ135. |
| Subject |
Haiti -- Juvenile literature.
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Haiti.
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| Genre |
Literature.
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| ISBN |
0836823516 (lib. bdg.) |
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9780836823516 (lib. bdg.) |
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