The Amazon: River in a Rain Forest (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780778774426)

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.

Author: Molly Aloian
ISBN-10: 0778774422
ISBN-13: 9780778774426
Publisher: Crabtree Classics
Language: English
Published: 01/15/2010
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.60w x 0.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.7
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 136057 / Amazon: River in a Rain Forest


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2010 pg. 90