amazon river valley

Features the fascinating facts about this far-reaching river and the animals, plant life, and indigenous cultures that live in the surrounding rain forest.

Geronimo Stilton sets off to the wildest part of BrazilNthe Amazon jungle where he ends up on a hunt for an rare crystal treasure, which was stolen from a native tribe in the heart of the forest.

After his election defeat in 1912 with his just-established third party, the Bull Moose Party, Theodore Roosevelt looked for a punishing physical challenge to take his mind off the loss. What he found was The River of Doubt, a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. He made the trip with his son Kermit, and Brazil's most famous explorer, Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon. Facing an unbelievable series of hardships including loosing their canoes and supplies to rapids, enduring starvation, Indian attack, disease, drowning, and a murder within their own ranks, Theodore Roosevelt changed the map of the Western Hemisphere forever. Three men died and Roosevelt was brought to the brink of suicide. Although he and his son survived his health was never the same.

The authors document the exponential rate at which the Amazonian jungle is being eaten up, as gold rushes, industrial development, and illconceived ranching destroy the delicate ecological balance of one of the world's richest resources.

Fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition to find a humanoid Beast in the Amazon, and experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians.

A biography of the American president who, after leaving office, led a small expedition into the Brazilian wilderness on an exploration of the Amazon River basin.

Traces the course of the largest river system on earth, discusses explorers, and depicts life in the Amazon Valley.

While spending the summer in the Amazon rain forest of Brazil doing botanical research, thirteen-year-old Grady discovers a secret language used by the trees to communicate with each other and falls afoul of the dictatorial Dr. Carter, whose motives seem questionable.

Describes the history of the Amazon River region, the plants, animals, and people that inhabit it, and its uncertain future in the face of rapidly encroaching modern civilization.

A tree frog whose home is threatened by the destruction of the rain forest makes a long journey to the heart of the Amazon jungle, encountering many animals along the way, and consults the Oracle Toad for advice.