amazon river region

Sent with her governess to live with the dreadful Carter family in exotic Brazil in 1910, Maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the Amazon River.

In his third adventure, Limpy the cane toad goes to the Amazon to learn the secret of living in harmony with humans.

Nine-year-old Riley visits a rainforest in Brazil near the Amazon River while his scientist uncle is on assignment there.

Sent with her governess to live with the dreadful Carter family in exotic Brazil in 1910, Maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the Amazon River.

Introduces the unusual dolphins that have adapted to life in the Amazon River region of South America, explores their habitats, and explains why they are endangered and what can be done to protect them.

As a Brazilian boy makes his first trip up the Amazon to the port city of Bel?m, he learns something about the river's many treasures.

Describes the conditions in the Amazon rain forest, the animals, plants, and people that live there, the exploitation of this ecosystem, and the importance of preserving it.

Focuses on the land, ecology, people, and animals of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil, presenting it as an example of a place where there is so much water that some houses need to be built on stilts.