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BL
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| Record Number
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849955
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| Main Entry
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Jackson, Tom,1972-
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| Title & Author
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The Amazon /\ written by Tom Jackson.
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| Edition Statement
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First American edition.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, New York :: DK Publishing,, 2015.
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, ©2015
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| Series Statement
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DK eyewitness books
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| Page. NO
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72 pages :: color illustrations, color maps ;; 28 cm
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| ISBN
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0605866759
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: 1465435662
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: 1465435670
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: 1484456645
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: 9780605866751
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: 9781465435668
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: 9781465435675
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: 9781484456644
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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The Amazon -- The Amazon Basin -- The Amazon River -- Land of forests -- Around the rain forest -- 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 -- Discovery and conquest -- 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.
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| Abstract
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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 --
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Natural history-- Amazon River Region, Juvenile literature.
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Rain forests-- Amazon River Region, Juvenile literature.
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Natural history-- Amazon River Region.
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Rain forests-- Amazon River Region.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION-- Science Nature-- Environmental Science Ecosystems.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION-- Travel.
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Natural history.
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Rain forests.
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Rain forests.
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Amazon River Region, Juvenile literature.
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Amazon River Region.
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Amazon River Region.
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| Dewey Classification
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981/.1
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| LC Classification
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QH112.J33 2015
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| Parallel Title
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Eyewitness
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: Eyewitness Amazon
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: Eyewitness the Amazon
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