description and travel

"Follow along as a researcher observes and makes journal entries about their field trip through the Amazon rain forest ecosystem. ... photographs highlight the animals, plants, and people that inhabit the world's largest tropical rain forest stretching across eight countries in South America. Simple graphs show how much the rain forest has changed, and the final report describes efforts being made to preserve it"--Provided by publisher.

"A collection of 120 recipes exploring the flavors of Jerusalem from the New York Times bestselling author of Plenty, one of the most lauded cookbooks of 2011. In Jerusalem, Yotam Ottolenghi re-teams with his friend (and the co-owner of his restaurants) Sami Tamimi. Together they explore the vibrant cuisine of their home city--with its diverse Muslim, Jewish, Arab, Christian, and Armenian communities. Both men were born in Jerusalem in the same year--Tamimi on the Arab east side and Ottolenghi in the Jewish west. This cookbook offers recipes from their unique cross-cultural perspectives including Charred Baby Okra with Tomato and Preserved Lemon, Braised Lamb Meatballs with Sour Cherries, and Clementine and Almond Cake. With five bustling restaurants in London and two stellar cookbooks, Ottolenghi is one of the most respected chefs in the world; Jerusalem is his most personal, original, and beautiful cookbook yet"--.

Simple text and photographs provide an introduction to Washington, D.C., discussing its buildings, monuments, zoo, and museums.

During World War II, when she was eleven years old, the author and her family were arrested in Poland by the Russians as political enemies and exiled to Siberia. She recounts here the trials of the following five years spent on the harsh Asian steppe.

In rhyming text, each letter of the alphabet introduces an aspect of the United States, its history, landmarks, famous figures and more.

During her freshman year of college, Aspen Matis is raped. What follows is a journey down the Pacific Crest Trail, where, on a quest for healing, Matis walks from Mexico to Canada, logging 2,650 miles.

The Exploring Countries series takes readers on a worldwide tour to discover diverse countries from around the globe. Learn about each countrys land and climate, plants and animals, natural resources, goods and services, Indigenous peoples, cultural groups, arts and entertainment, sports, politics and government, and much more!.

Includes descriptions and beautiful pictures of many of the famous mountains and rivers in China.