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Amazon adventure : how tiny fish are saving the world's largest rainforest  Cover Image Book Book

Amazon adventure : how tiny fish are saving the world's largest rainforest / written by Sy Montgomery ; photographs by Keith Ellenbogen.

Montgomery, Sy, (author.). Ellenbogen, Keith A., (photographer.).

Summary:

"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 its often misunderstood inhabitants, but the fate of our entire environment."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780544352995
  • ISBN: 0544352998
  • Physical Description: 65 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
  • Publisher: Boston ; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Rainforest--where science meets adventure" -- Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Little fishes, giant jungle -- Kingdom of the cardinals -- Scott's story -- Barcelos -- Festival of the fishes -- From fish morgue to fish spa -- Daracua.
Target Audience Note:
Age 10-12.
Grade 4 to 6.
Subject: Montgomery, Sy > Travel > Amazon River Region > Juvenile literature.
Montgomery, Sy.
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.
Biotic communities
Ecology
Fishes
Travel
Amazon River
Amazon River Region
Brazil > Amazonas > Rio Negro.
Genre: Juvenile works.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Hood River County Library District.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Hood River County Library J 577.0981 MON (Text) 33892100468983 Children's Non-Fiction Available -


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