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Magic tree house. Original series volume 6
Description
Eight-year-old Jack, his seven-year-old sister, Annie, and Peanut the mouse ride in a tree house to the Amazon rain forests, where they encounter giant ants, flesh-eating piranhas, hungry crocodiles, and wild jaguars.
2) Jungle
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Series
Description
Describes life in the tropical rain forest, from the exotic birds in the tree tops to the millions of insects on the forest floor.
3) Micro
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Three men are found dead in the locked second floor office of a Honolulu building, with no sign of struggle except for the ultra-fine, razor-sharp cuts covering their bodies. The only clue left behind is a tiny bladed robot, nearly invisible to the human eye. In the lush forests of Oahu, groundbreaking technology has ushered in a revolutionary era of biological prospecting. Trillions of microorganisms, tens of thousands of bacteria species, are being...
5) Ascent
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Peak volume 3
Description
"Fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello is invited to climb Hkakabo Razi, one of the most isolated mountains in the world, but getting there involves a four-week trek through a tropical rainforest that is rife with hazards, which turns out to be more dangerous than summiting the mountain itself." -- Publisher.
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Join the award-winning author Sy Montgomery and the photographer Keith Ellenbogen as they traverse the river and rainforest to discover how tiny fish, called piabas, can help preserve the Amazon, its animals, and the rich legacy of its people. Amazon Adventure is an eye-opening exploration of how humanity?s practices are affecting and shaping not only the Amazon, but our entire environment.
8) The explorer
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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.
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 53
Pub. Date
2013, c2011
Description
"I, Geronimo Stilton, was off to the wildest part of Brazil - the Amazon jungle! I ended up on a hunt for a rare crystal treasure, which was stolen from a native tribe in the heart of the forest. I'd encounter alligators, snakes, piranhas, and other dangers on my way. Holey cheese! What an adventure!" -- Back cover.
11) Rain forest
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st American ed.
Description
Describes various aspects of the rainforest, including such topics as forest layers, variety of life there, plants of the rainforest, and much more.
12) Spy: a thriller
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Description
With tensions on its southern border threatening to ignite into war, America must look to the one man who might be able to confront the demons in the jungle...and destroy them. Alex Hawke, with theaid of brilliant Scotland Yard Inspector Ambrose Congreve, and an unstoppable force of nature named Stokely Jones, begins a river journey fraught with peril.
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The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing 1914 exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth, a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights...
14) Rainforest
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st American ed.
Description
A photographic portrait of the world's rain forests and their inhabitants, with descriptive captions, and personal essays by the photographer.
15) Rainforest
Author
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
Presents overviews of the rain forests of the world, region by region, describing their habitats, wildlife, and conservation, and providing two hundred color photos.
16) Happy sloth day!
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Description
"Take a sloth's-eye view of the world in this beautiful and informative photographic picture book. Young readers will see where sloths live, what they eat, how they hide from predators, and much more. They'll learn about the creatures that interact with and depend on sloths in the interconnected and fragile tropical forest ecosystem"--
20) Rain forests
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Description
Describes the world's rainforests, their canopies and forest floors, their climate, and the variety of plants and animals which they support. Includes related projects and activities.
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