Jackson, Tom,

Amazon / written by Tom Jackson. - This American edition. First edition. [New edition] Revised edition. - 72 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm. - Eyewitness Guide .

"New edition"--Cover page 1. At head of title: Eyewitness. Includes index.

The Amazon -- The Amazon Basin -- The Amazon River -- Land of forests -- Around the rainforest -- Wetlands -- Plants and fungi -- Birds of the Amazon -- Amazon monkeys -- On the forest floor -- Creepy-crawlies -- In and around the river -- Hunting for food -- Of both worlds -- Forest reptiles -- Amazon fish -- Ancient civilizations -- Exploration and Exploitation -- Myths -- Traditional life -- Modern Amazonia -- Getting around -- Deforestation -- Mining and damming -- Endangered species -- Modern industry -- Conservation -- Ecotourism -- Farming -- Amazon wonders -- Amazon facts -- Amazon by country.

Introduces the Amazon River and the rain forest that surrounds it, describing their physical characteristics and the plants and animals that live there, and discusses its people, their history, economic and social conditions, and other details --

ISBN: 9780744062557 0744062551

LCCN: 2024404019

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Rain forests
Natural history
Rain forests
Natural history
Natural history
Rain forests

LC Class. No.: QH112 / .J33 2022

Dewey Class. No.: 577.34 981.1