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Amazon (Eyewitness Book)
SKU
025750
ISBN
9780744062540
Grade 3-AD
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Charlotte Mason
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Description
Introduce students to the Amazon with this fascinating book! Information is organized clearly and broken up into easy-to-read passages. Students also learn from pictures, maps, and diagrams, and get to read about experts in the field in the Eyewitness sections. Learn about everything from the animals of the Amazon to ancient civilizations! A glossary and an index are included for easy referencing. Students can read small bits at a time if being used during a unit learning about the Amazon, or use as a supplement for your student to read and explore on their own. Recommended for grades 3-AD. 72 pgs, pb.
Publisher's Description of Amazon (Eyewitness Book)
Become an eyewitness to the fascinating species that live in the depths of the Amazon rainforest, in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of the nine South American countries it extends across.
Children can journey down the River Amazon and explore the world's largest rainforest in this unique, beautifully illustrated guide to the beauty and diversity of the rainforest and the river, its flora and fauna, and the people who live in the region. Using striking full-color photographs and illustrations, kids can discover why this ecosystem is so important to the whole world along with amazing facts, diagrams, and statistics to see the Amazon as never before.
Category Description for Eyewitness Science Books
This collection of spectacular and thought provoking guides is jam-packed with scientific fact and information. Each volume focuses on a different area of science and features clear, expertly written text, magnificent color and black-and-white photos, charts, graphics, and 3-D models.~ Rachel
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Dorling Kindersley |
| Grades: | 3-AD |
| ISBN: | 9780744062540 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.25 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.7 |
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