Bibliograph

Where is the Amazon?, by Sarah Fabiny ; illustrated by Daniel Colón

Type

Label

Where is the Amazon?, by Sarah Fabiny ; illustrated by Daniel Colón

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8 to 12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Where is the Amazon?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

919858649

Responsibility statement

by Sarah Fabiny ; illustrated by Daniel Colón

Series statement

Where is ...?Who was

Summary

"Without risking life or limb, readers can explore the wonders and beauty of the Amazon in this Where Is ...? title. Human beings have inhabited the banks of the Amazon River since 13,000 BC and yet they make up just a small percentage of the 'population' of this geographic wonderland. The Amazon River basin teems with life--animal and plant alike. It's a rainforest that is home to an estimated 390 billion individual trees, 2.5 million species of insects, and hundreds of amazing creatures and plants that can either cure diseases, or, like the poison dart frog, kill with a single touch. Where Is the Amazon? reveals the amazing scale of a single rainforest that we are still trying to understand today and that, in many ways, supports our existence on this planet"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Where Is the Amazon? -- The River Changes Course -- First Settlers -- Search for the City of Gold -- More Discoveries -- The People of the Amazon -- Layers of a Rain Forest -- Incredible Creatures -- Protecting the Forest -- A Trip down the Amazon -- Timelines

Target audience

juvenile

Classification