TY - BOOK AU - Jackson,Tom TI - The Amazon T2 - Eyewitness SN - 9780744062540 PY - 2022/// CY - New York, New York PB - DK Publishing KW - Rain forests KW - Amazon River Region KW - Juvenile literature KW - Natural history KW - Informational works KW - lcgft KW - Illustrated works N1 - 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 N2 - 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 -- ER -