amazon river region

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.

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.

Two wildlife photographers travel through the Amazon Region encountering various indigenous animals and plants, all in the course of one day.

"Deep in the Amazon rain forest danger lurks from the tops of the canopy to the depths of the forest floor. Will you survive ferocious jaguars, hungry black caiman, and deadly dehydration?"--Provided by publisher.

The Rand Scientific Expedition entered the lush forest around the Amazon and vanished. Years later, one of its members, a former soldier, emerges scarred, mutilated, and terrified. The expedition was headed by Nathan Rand's father and now Nathan is determined to follow the trail of his missing father and uncover what happened to the expedition.

Explorer and conservationist Paul Rosolie recounts his adventures exploring the Mother of God, or, the Madre de Dios, the region of Peru where the Amazon River begins flowing into the lowland Amazon rainforest.