Title Tropical rain forests of Central America / [original text, Alberto Ruiz de Larramendi ; translator, Deborah Kent].

Publication Info.	Chicago : Childrens Press, [1993]
	©1993

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Location	Call No.	Status
Avon Free Public Library - Children's Department	J 577.34 RUIZ	Check Shelf
Avon Free Public Library - Children's Department	J 577.34 RUIZ c.2	Check Shelf
South Windsor Public Library - Children's Department	J574.5 R85T	Check Shelf

Description	33 pages : color illustrations, 1 map ; 30 cm.
Series	The World heritage
	World heritage.
Note	Includes index.
Contents	A bridge between the Americas ; Darién National Park -- On the border between two worlds -- The riches of the forest -- Some rain forest terms -- The Cuna and Choco Indians -- On the trail of El Dorado -- The Talamanca-La Amistad Cordillera -- A view of two oceans -- Tropical timeline -- Some neotropical mammals -- The Rio Plátano biosphere reserve -- The mangrove barrier -- The destruction of the tropical rain forests.
Summary	Describes several rain forests in Central America and discusses the plants, animals, and Indians that live, or have lived, there.
Subject	Indians of Central America.
	Rain forest ecology.
	Rain forests -- Central America.
	Rain forests -- Central America -- Juvenile literature.
	Natural history -- Central America -- Juvenile literature.
Local Subject	Indigenous peoples -- Central America.
Subject	Natural history -- Central America.
	Ecology.
Local Subject	Indigenous peoples -- Central America -- Juvenile literature.
Subject	Indians of Central America -- Juvenile literature.
	Rain forest ecology -- Central America -- Juvenile literature.
Added Title	Bosques tropicales de América Central. English
ISBN	051608383X
	9780516083834

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