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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Enjoying days spent with animal friends near her home in the Amazon, young Zonia wonders what to do on a day when the rainforest calls out to her for help, in a lushly illustrated story that is complemented by back matter about the Asháninka community.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 53
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Traveling to Brazil to locate a rare crystal treasure being guarded by a native tribe in the Amazon jungle, Geronimo Stilton and his friends navigate a treacherous route filled with crocodiles, giant rats and, piranhas.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a malarial outpost in the South American rain forest, two misplaced gringos converge and clash. Martin Quarrier has come to convert the fearful and elusive Niaruna Indians to his brand of Christianity. Lewis Moon, a stateless mercenary who is himself part Indian, has come to kill them on the behalf of the local comandante. Out of their struggle Peter Matthiessen has created an electrifying moral thriller, a novel of Conradian richness that explores...
Author
Series
Alexander Cold trilogy volume 1
Language
Español
Description
When fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition to find a humanoid Beast in the Amazon, he experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians.
Alexander Cold, un joven de quinces años, está a punto de embarcarse con su temeraria abuela, en el viaje de su vida.
Author
Series
Jack and the geniuses volume 3
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Jack and his genius foster siblings, Ava and Matt, discover inventor Hank Witherspoon is missing, they travel deep into the Amazon jungle, overcoming strange creatures, a raging river, and some very clever foes to find their friend and protect his big idea.
8) The explorer
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Left stranded in the Amazon jungle when their plane crashes on their way back to England from Manaus, Brazil, four children struggle to survive for days until one of them finds a map that leads them to a ruined city and a secret hidden among the vines.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Coco Hidden has grown up in her mother's chocolate shop in Colorado, along with her friend Leo de la Cueva, but recently things have not been going well; the shop is failing, and Leo is hanging out with the other boys, and barely wants totalk to her--but when they both win a culinary contest, the two children and their mothers find themselves on a trip to the Amazon in Ecuador, where Coco hopes to find the rare ceiba tree, and where...
Author
Series
Boxcar children creatures of legend volume 4
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are joining Dr. Iris Perez as she investigates legendary creatures around the world. In the last leg of the journey, the children travel to the Amazon Rain Forest. They love learning about all the different plants and animals they have never seen before. But is there really a creature in the forest that hasn't yet been discovered?
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Series
Language
English
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"A young teacher eager to change her students' lives with her books. An indigenous community with its own stories to share. And a great and dangerous serpent not to be underestimated. Set along the Amazon River, this stunningly illustrated story will spark lasting conversations about cross-cultural relationships, the importance of oral storytelling, and what it means to be a lifelong learner."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Language
English
Description
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. Accompanied by Miss Minton, a fierce-looking, no-nonsense governess, Maia, a young orphan, sets off for the wilderness of the Amazon, expecting curtains of orchids, brightly colored macaws, and a loving family. But what she finds is an evil-tempered aunt and uncle and their...
18) Night of the bat
Author
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Teenage Jake joins his father on an expedition to study bats in the Brazilian rain forest and finds the project menaced by a giant brain-eating bat.
19) Toad away
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
In his third adventure, Limpy the cane toad goes to the Amazon to learn the secret of living in harmony with humans.
Author
Series
Children of the lamp volume 5
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Djinn twins John and Philippa, along with their Uncle Nimrod, travel to the Amazon jungle to try to recover a stolen collection of rare Incan artifacts.
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