Mary Boone - Lets Look at Colombia

BY M ARY B OONE

Pebble Plus is published by Capstone Press, 1710 Roe Crest Drive, North Mankato, Minnesota 56003 www.mycapstone.com

Copyright 2020 by Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Boone, Mary, 1963- author.

Title: Lets look at Colombia/by Mary Boone.

Description: North Mankato, Minnesota: Pebble, a Capstone imprint, 2020.

Series: Pebble Plus. Lets Look at Countries | Audience: K to grade 3. Audience: Ages 5-7.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019002056| ISBN 9781543572063 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781543574708 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781543572223 (ebook pdf) | ISBN 9781496658562 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: ColombiaJuvenile literature.

Classification: LCC F2258.5 .B66 2020 | DDC 986.1dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019002056

Editorial Credits

Jessica Server, editor; Juliette Peters, designer; Jo Miller, media researcher; Laura Manthe, production specialist

Photo Credits

Shutterstock: Carmela Soto,

All internet sites appearing in back matter were available and accurate when this book was sent to press.

The Lets Look at Countries set supports national curriculum standards for social studies related to people, places, and culture. This book describes and illustrates Colombia. The images support early readers in understanding the text. The repetition of words and phrases helps early readers learn new words. This book also introduces early readers to subject-specific vocabulary words, which are defined in the Glossary section. Early readers may need assistance to read some words and to use the Table of Contents, Glossary, Read More, Internet Sites, Critical Thinking Questions, and Index sections of the book.

Colombia is in South America. It is three times larger than the U.S. state of California. Colombias is Bogot.

Colombia

Bogot

The Andes Mountains are one part of Colombias landscape. Beaches line the north and west. is in the south.

Many animals live in Colombia. The Andean condor is the national bird. The spectacled bear lives in forests. It is South Americas only bear.

spectacled bear

Andean condor

American Indians have lived in Colombia for thousands of years. Others came to the country from Europe or Africa. Today Spanish is Colombias language.

Arepas are flat, round of corn flour. People eat them with cheese or eggs. Colombians also eat a chicken and potato soup called ajiaco.

arepas

Carnaval de Barranquilla is Colombias largest . The festival includes costumes, music, parades, and dancing.

Many Colombians have jobs that help others. They are teachers, nurses, or bus drivers. Some work in markets. Others are farmers or shipbuilders.

Airplanes fly people over Colombias mountains and forests. In cities Colombians use taxis and cars. People travel between cities in buses and vans called colectivos.

Cao Cristales is a famous Colombian river. It changes colors! From July until November, plants, rocks, and sand turn the river into a rainbow of bright colors.