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Author:

Stine, Megan, author.

Title:

Where is the Congo? / by Megan Stine ; illustrated by Dede Putra.

Publisher:

Penguin Workshop,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

107 pages : map, illustrations; 20 cm

Other Authors:

Putra, Dede (Illustrator), illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Where Is the Congo? -- The Heart of Africa -- Kingdom of the Kongo -- Stanley's Fame -- The King Wants Cake -- Slave Labor -- Speaking Truth to the King -- One Country, Many Names -- Jungle Life -- Saving the Congo -- Timelines -- Bibliography.

Summary:

"Running through six countries in the middle of Africa, the Congo Basin contains some of the largest tropical rainforests in the world. Dealing with present-day issues of climate change, it is home to bonobo apes, mountain gorillas, forest elephants, and more. With details about the exploration (and exploitation) by the European colonialists and the aftermath of their arrival in the Congo, this book will give readers a better understanding of the second largest rainforest in the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Where is?

ISBN:

0593093224
9780593093221
0593093216
9780593093214

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1114340585

LCCN:

2019054569

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