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The Most Beautiful Place in the World
Ann Cameron
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Description for The Most Beautiful Place in the World
Paperback. Juan lives in Guatemala, in the mountains. It is a poor but beautiful place, with volcanoes rising from the shores of a blue lake, and flocks of brilliantly plumed wild parrots living in the trees. Juan is a shoe-shine boy. Although he's only seven years old, he works hard every day to earn his keep. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 5AH; YFB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 199 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 56.
Juan lives in Guatemala, in the mountains. It is a poor but beautiful place, with volcanoes rising from the shores of a blue lake, and flocks of brilliantly plumed wild parrots living in the trees.
Juan is a shoe-shine boy. Although he’s only seven years old, he works hard every day to earn his keep. He has lived with his grandmother since his parents abandoned him.
But Juan dreams of other things. Most of all, he longs to go to school like other children his age . . .
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children´s UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848531154
SKU
V9781848531154
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-73
About Ann Cameron
Ann Cameron has worked in publishing, as a university teacher and as a camp cook on a Mayan dig in Belize where boa constrictors climbed into the thatch of the roof to hunt mice at night. Ann has written a number of books for children.
Reviews for The Most Beautiful Place in the World
Seven-year-old Juan lives in Guatemala, a place of stunning beauty and grim economic reality. Abandoned by his mother, Juan lives with his grandmother and shines shoes. He passionately wants to attend school, but fears Grandmother will say no. Finally gathering his courage, he is surprised when she not only agrees to send him to school but also chides him about ... Read more