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The Amazon Cover Image Book Book

The Amazon / written by Tom Jackson.

Jackson, Tom, 1972- (author.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780744062540
  • ISBN: 0744062543
  • ISBN: 9780744062557
  • ISBN: 0744062551
  • Physical Description: 72 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
  • Edition: Revised edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
"New edition"--Cover.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

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Burlington Public Library J 577.34 JACKSON 2022 39851001654905 New Non-fiction Copy hold Available -
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