amazon river region

"Where in the world will you find 427 different types of mammals, 1,294 birds, 2,200 fishes, 378 reptiles, 428 amphibians, and about 1 million insects? The Amazon Rainforest, of course! Get lost in the largest rainforest in the world to climb trees that are 500 years old, swim with a pink dolphin, avoid the deadly poison dart frogs, and sleep with a troop of twenty howler monkeys. In What's Up in the Amazon Rainforest, you'll learn all about the plants and animals, as well as the people that live there and the habitat itself"--Provided by publisher.

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to life in a tropical rain forest. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

Describes characteristics of a rainforest, and details the people, plant life, and animals of the Amazon Rainforest.

Join Christina, Grant, Mimi, and Papa on an adventure when they visit the Amazon rainforest and end up in the midst of a mystery, which takes them through a maze of ancient ruins at the famous city of Machu Picchu.

Epic adventure in the Amazon about a priest and a military man who unite to protect an Indian tribe from the colonial empires.

In this interactive adventure, the reader is lost in the Amazon Rainforest and must make the right choices to survive. Includes scientific facts, true stories, illustrations, a glossary, and sources of further information.

"Human beings have inhabited the banks of the Amazon River since 13,000 BC and yet they make up just a small percentage of the 'population' of this geographic wonderland. The Amazon River basin teems with life--animal and plant alike. It's a rainforest that is home to an estimated 390 billion individual trees, 2.5 million species of insects, and hundreds of amazing creatures and plants that can either cure diseases, or, like the poison dart frog, kill with a single touch. 'Where Is the Amazon?' reveals the amazing scale of a single rainforest that we are still trying to understand today and that, in many ways, supports our existence on this planet"--Provided by publisher.

During a hike with her brother through the Amazon rainforest, fifth-grader Lea discovers a badly injured baby sloth.

"... 10-year-old girl named Doyli who lives on an isolated island in the rainforest region of Peru. She rescues orphaned wild monkeys, and then cares for them until they are old enough to be released back into the wild"--Back cover.

Zoe, an adventurous young explorer, traces her journey through the Amazon to her Uncle Renaldo's rain forest research station, a trip on which she learns about the various people and animals who call the region home.