Amazon Adventure
How Tiny Fish Are Saving the World's Largest Rainforest
Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2017]
Format: Book
Description: 65 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
"Part science, part carnival--this winding adventure down the Amazon River with award-winning author Sy Montgomery and photographer Keith Ellenbogen explores how tiny fish, called piabas, can help preserve not only the rainforest and it's often misunderstood inhabitants, but the fate of our entire environment."-- Provided by publisher.
Series: Scientists in the field.
Contents:
Little fishes, giant jungle -- Kingdom of the cardinals -- Scott's story -- Barcelos -- Festival of the fishes -- From fish morgue to fish spa -- Daracua.
Subjects:
Montgomery, Sy -- Travel -- Amazon River Region -- Juvenile literature.
Ecology -- Amazon River Region -- Juvenile literature.
Ecology -- Brazil -- Rio Negro (Amazonas) -- Juvenile literature.
Biotic communities -- Amazon River Region -- Juvenile literature.
Fishes -- Brazil -- Rio Negro (Amazonas) -- Juvenile literature.
Fishes -- Amazon River -- Juvenile literature.
Amazon River -- Juvenile literature.
Rio Negro (Amazonas, Brazil) -- Juvenile literature.
Montgomery, Sy -- Travel -- Amazon River Region -- Juvenile literature.
Ecology -- Amazon River Region -- Juvenile literature.
Ecology -- Brazil -- Rio Negro (Amazonas) -- Juvenile literature.
Biotic communities -- Amazon River Region -- Juvenile literature.
Fishes -- Brazil -- Rio Negro (Amazonas) -- Juvenile literature.
Fishes -- Amazon River -- Juvenile literature.
Amazon River -- Juvenile literature.
Rio Negro (Amazonas, Brazil) -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Age 10-12.
ISBN:
9780544352995
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C SCIENCE Environment Biome Rainforest Mon | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's NonFiction | In |
C SCIENCE Environment Biome Rainforest Mon | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C SCIENCE Environment Biome Rainforest Mon | Ballentine Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
C SCIENCE Environment Biome Rainforest Mon | Blythewood | Children's NonFiction | In |
C SCIENCE Environment Biome Rainforest Mon | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's NonFiction | In |
C SCIENCE Environment Biome Rainforest Mon | Sandhills Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.