A river of dust : the life-giving link between North Africa and the Amazon / by Jilanne Hoffmann ; illustrated by Eugenia Mello.
Material type: TextPublisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2023]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781797211756
- 1797211757
- Life-giving link between North Africa and the Amazon
- Atmospheric circulation -- Atlantic Ocean -- Juvenile literature
- Atmospheric circulation -- Africa, North -- Juvenile literature
- Mineral dusts -- Sahel -- Juvenile literature
- Plant nutrients -- Amazon River Region -- Juvenile literature
- Africa, North -- Juvenile literature
- Amazon River Region -- Juvenile literature
- Sahel -- Juvenile literature
- Africa -- Juvenile literature
- Atlantic Ocean -- Juvenile literature
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 551.517 H711 | Available | 33111011078744 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 551.517 H711 | Available | 33111011317282 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
I am dust,
the dust of North Africa.
I connect continents.
The dust of the Sahel--a ribbon of land between the Sahara and the savannah--lifts with the harmattan winds each winter season. But this is not just any dust. The Sahel's dust will mix with dust from the Sahara and travel thousands of miles westward, across the African continent and the Atlantic Ocean, to reunite with its unforgotten home deep in the Amazon basin.
Told in the perspective of dust, A River of Dust takes readers on a journey through vibrantly illustrated landscapes, celebrating the power and wonder of Earth's ecosystems, and showing how these tiny particles are in fact key to the health of our planet. Meticulously researched and lushly illustrated, this picture book is a lyrical ode to global interconnectedness and the vital roles that even the smallest play in taking care of our planet.
"A narrative nonfiction story detailing the long distance that dust from the Sahel in Africa travels across the Atlantic Ocean to replenish life in the Amazon Rainforest. Told from the perspective of dust, A River of Dust takes readers on a journey through vibrantly illustrated landscapes, celebrating the power and wonder of Earth's ecosystems, and showing how these tiny particles are in fact key to the health of our planet"-- Provided by publisher.
Ages 5-8 Chronicle Books LLC.