The Amazon: River in a Rain Forest (Rivers Around the World) - Softcover

Aloian, Molly

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9780778774655: The Amazon: River in a Rain Forest (Rivers Around the World)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0778774651 ISBN 13: 9780778774655
Publisher: Crabtree Classics, 2010

Synopsis

Second in length only to the Nile, the Amazon River carries a greater volume of water than any other river in the world. This attractive book features the fascinating facts about this far-reaching river and the animals, plant life, and indigenous cultures that live in the surrounding rain forest. Flowing from the Andes Mountains in South America down to the Atlantic Ocean, the Amazon supports farming, tourism, fishing, logging, mining, and hydroelectric power production. However, agricultural practices, deforestation, and pollution threaten South America's great river, which plays a key role in Earth's natural cycles and climate regulation.

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From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5–These overviews provide information on geologic and social history; exploration; tributaries; basins; current uses such as fishing, agriculture, and tourism; and environmental issues. In addition, each book discusses features that are unique to the waterway, such as, in Amazon, the river's importance to the surrounding rain forest, and, in Ganges, the millennia-long use of the river as a sacred site. Each title includes an identical, full-page table, Comparing the World's Rivers. The clearly written texts are accompanied by several useful maps per book and sidebars in the shape of the relevant country. Though the titles will be useful for reports, teachers and librarians will have to introduce them–many of the photos, unfortunately including those on the covers, are dull and grainy, meaning that children will not gravitate toward these sources.
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Publisher
Crabtree Classics
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0778774651
ISBN 13 
9780778774655
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
32
Rating
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