| Edition |
Revised edition. |
| Description |
72 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm |
| Series |
DK eyewitness books |
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DK eyewitness books.
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| 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 -- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
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 -- Exploration and exploitation -- 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. |
| Subject |
Amazon River Region -- Juvenile literature.
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Rain forests -- Amazon River Region -- Juvenile literature.
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Natural history -- Amazon River Region -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Title |
Eyewitness the Amazon |
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Eyewitness Amazon |
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DK Eyewitness the Amazon |
| ISBN |
9780744062540 (paperback) |
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0744062543 (paperback) |
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9780744062557 (hardcover) |
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0744062551 (hardcover) |
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