amazon river region

Text and photographs portray Brazil's geography and climate, city and rural life, industry, and transportation, focusing especially on the Amazon and the people and animals that live on the river.

Describes the journey through the Amazon Basin made by Orellana and Pizarro in the early sixteenth century. Also discusses the Inca and the conquest of South America by the Spanish.

As part of a group of young adventurers traveling the length of the Amazon River, the reader will encounter dangers and must make the choices that will ensure survival and the success of the expedition.

Provides information about rain forests in the form of a research journal, including facts about rivers, animals, Yanomami Indians, plants, and more.

Documents the experiences of a group of seventh and eighth graders from Michigan who traveled to the Amazon to learn first-hand about biological diversity and what it is like to survive in the rain forest.

All eleven-year-old twins Oliver and Celia Navel want to do is watch television, but their explorer father takes them in search of El Dorado, the Lost City of Gold, and their long-lost mother.

Describes the conquistadores and their dangerous search for gold, jewels, and spices in the South American jungle.

Follows Jacques Cousteau on an expedition along the Amazon River as he observes the native people and wildlife of the region.

Examines the kinds of animals and plants one can find in the Amazon rain forest and offers advice on what to bring along if touring there. Weighs the pros and cons of deforestation.

When strange events occur in his newly inherited manor house in Cornwall, England, Stephen, a teenager who was abandoned at birth, investigates the mystery and his family history using clues found in a travel journal kept by his great uncle Theo during his trip to the Amazon River region.