The Amazon /
Jackson, Tom, 1972-
The Amazon / Eyewitness the Amazon Eyewitness Amazon DK Eyewitness the Amazon written by Tom Jackson. - Revised edition. This American edition. [New edition]. - 72 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm - Eyewitness . - DK eyewitness books. .
Includes index. "New edition"--Cover.
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.
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 --
9780744062540 0744062543 9780744062557 0744062551
Rain forests--Amazon River Region--Juvenile literature.
Natural history--Amazon River Region--Juvenile literature.
Amazon River Region--Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Illustrated works.
The Amazon / Eyewitness the Amazon Eyewitness Amazon DK Eyewitness the Amazon written by Tom Jackson. - Revised edition. This American edition. [New edition]. - 72 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm - Eyewitness . - DK eyewitness books. .
Includes index. "New edition"--Cover.
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.
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 --
9780744062540 0744062543 9780744062557 0744062551
Rain forests--Amazon River Region--Juvenile literature.
Natural history--Amazon River Region--Juvenile literature.
Amazon River Region--Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Illustrated works.