amazon river region

Naturalist Thomas Edgar returns from a voyage to the Brazilian Amazon, where he was searching for a fabled butterfly, a shell of his former self, and as his wife, Sophie, searches from clues about what happened to traumatize her husband, she uncovers shocking secrets about Thomas and herself.

"Enjoying days spent with animal friends near her home in the Amazon, young Zonia wonders what to do on a day when the rainforest calls out to her for help, in a lushly illustrated story that is complemented by back matter about the Ash?ninka community"--OCLC.

Highlights the activities of animals in the Amazon rain forest during one average 24-hour period.

Simple text and color photographs introduce the plants and animals that live in the rain forest.

An official plane carrying the United States ambassador to Venezuela has been shot down over the jungle by a rebel group led by Miguel Ramos, who is known as The Viper, and Lieutenant Jamal Jenkins and his squad of pararescue men have been assigned to parachute in and rescue them--but from the beginning things go wrong, and soon the team is caught up in a tense game of cat and mouse in the Amazon jungle.

Left stranded in the Amazon jungle when their plane crashes on their way back to England from Manaus, Brazil, four children struggle to survive for days until one of them finds a map that leads them to a ruined city and a secret hidden among the vines.

Sacha lives with his parents in the beautiful but difficult Amazon jungle, where he comes to appreciate its river, animals, mountains and legends.

". . . examines how researchers are learning about the rain forest's plants and animals, what discoveries are being made in the Amazon, and how people are working to combat the effects of deforestation and climate change"--Provided by publisher.

"The Amazon is burning. Fire-breathing creatures run amok through the trees, and the Renegades must unite with indigenous activists to stop them"--Provided by publisher.

Junior explorers Will and Jacklyn join Fabien Cousteau and his crew of scientists on a riverboat journey into the Amazon jungle, seeking to determine if a new species of giant piranha exists.