From avoiding predators to navigating through the jungle without a compass, this innovative guide provides kids with the vital tools one would need if lost in the Amazon. Offering practical survival techniques based on real stories, children will learn lessons that can be adapted to almost any outdoor situation, such as making fire, deciphering animal tracks, and using the natural world for all to create necessary supplies. Opening with an informative section on the region and its people, this essential resource combines history and science in a fun and engaging way. Facts and sidebars on the local creatures and plants are interspersed along with 15 activities for the home or classroom-from making a fishing spear to determining how much water is needed to stay healthy.
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Author: Berkenkamp, Lauri
Publisher: Nomad Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Discover the Amazon: The World's Largest Rainforest
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2009-09-23
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781934670279
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction : Adventure & Adventurers
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction : People & Places - Caribbean & Latin Am