Cuba: The culture

Cuba: The culture
ISBN-10
0778793265
ISBN-13
9780778793267
Series
Cuba
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
32
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Authors
Susan Hughes, April Fast

Description

Discusses the religion, festivals, music, art, architecture, language, and literature of Cuba, and includes a Cuban folk tale.

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