Where is the Amazon? / by Sarah Fabiny ; illustrated by Daniel Groff and Daniel Colón.
Without risking life or limb, readers can explore the wonders and beauty of the Amazon. 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780448488264
- ISBN: 0448488264
- ISBN: 9780399542336
- ISBN: 0399542337
- ISBN: 9781338607109
- Physical Description: 108 pages : illustrations, foldout map ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Publisher, dates, and pagination may vary.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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 Note:
- Ages 8 to 12.930L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.2 1 182537.
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- Subject:
- Rain forests > Amazon River Region > Juvenile literature.
Natural history > Amazon River Region > Juvenile literature.
Amazon River Region > Juvenile literature.
Amazon River > Juvenile literature.
Amazon River Region > Geography > Juvenile literature.
Amazon River Region > Discovery and exploration > Juvenile literature.
Amazon River Region > Environmental conditions > Juvenile literature.
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Available copies
- 37 of 41 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Rutherford County Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 41 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountains Branch Library | JNF 981.1 Fab (Text) | 38801101983440 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Rutherford County Library | J 981.1 Fab (Text) | 38801101913371 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
Without risking life or limb, readers can explore the wonders and beauty of the Amazon. 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.
