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Author:

Jackson, Tom, 1972- author.

Title:

The Amazon / written by Tom Jackson.

Edition:

Revised edition.

Publisher:

DK Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

72 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm

Subject:

Rain forests--Juvenile literature.
Rivers--Juvenile literature.
Natural history--Juvenile literature.
Amazon River Region--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

The Amazon -- The Amazon basin -- The Amazon River -- Land of forests -- Around the rain forest -- Wetlands -- Plants and fungi -- Birds of the Amazon -- Amazon monkeys -- On the forest floor -- Creepy-crawlies -- In and around the river -- Hunting for food -- Of both worlds -- Forest reptiles -- Amazon fish -- Ancient civilizations -- Discovery and conquest -- Myths -- Traditional life -- Modern Amazonia -- Getting around -- Deforestation -- Mining and damming -- Endangered species -- Modern industry -- Conservation -- Ecotourism -- Farming -- Amazon wonders -- Amazon facts -- Amazon by country.

Summary:

Introduces the Amazon River and the rain forest that surrounds it, describing their physical characteristics and the plants and animals that live there, and discusses its people, their history, economic and social conditions, and other details.

Series:

DK eyewitness books

ISBN:

0744062543
9780744062540
0744062551
9780744062557

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1305438254

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