Theme: Amazon

Lifecycles: Rainforest

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

The rainforest is one of the most bio-diverse environments on the planet with some of the most amazing creatures on earth. In this first introduction to lifecycles in three different rainforests, young readers learn how animals they might not expect-like the Amazon’s leaf cutter ant and the jaguar, or Borneo’s butterflies and saltwater crocodiles-are part [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Canada, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Brazil the Land

By Book Importer | Published: August 13, 2011

Text and photographs portray Brazil’s geography and climate, city and rural life, industry, and transportation, focusing especially on the Amazon and the people and animals that live on the river.

Descriptors: Brazil, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Tales Of The Amazon: How The Munduruku Indians Live

By Book Importer | Published: July 6, 2011

A member of a local Amazon tribe takes readers deep into the heart of Brazil in this lavish picture book. First, we meet a young Munduruku boy and discover how he is trained in the sacred ways of a shaman. In the second part, the author recounts his journey to the city after growing up [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Brazil, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Living In The Amazon Rainforest (World Cultures)

By Book Importer | Published: July 6, 2011

The Yanomami have lived in the rain forest for thousands of years.  They live in villages where many families share one big hut.  You will read how they have learned special skills to survive in the rain forest.

Descriptors: Americas, Brazil, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Jabuti The Tortoise: A Trickster Tale From The Amazon

By Book Importer | Published: July 5, 2011

Jabut’s shell was smooth and shiny, and the songs he played on his flute were sweet. But his music was a reminder, too, of the mischievous pranks Jabut sometimes played. When a concert takes place in heaven, Vulture offers to fly Jabut there . . . all the while plotting a trick of his own.

Descriptors: Americas, Brazil, Folklore, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Dancing Turtle: A Folktale From Brazil

By Book Importer | Published: July 5, 2011

After being caught by a hunter, a clever turtle uses her wits and her talent playing the flute to trick the hunter’s children into helping her escape.

Descriptors: Americas, Brazil, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

How the Amazon Queen Fought the Prince of Egypt

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

Serpot, ruler of a land where women live free, without men, leads her Amazon warriors in battle against Prince Pedikhons of Egypt, who has come to see for himself if women can equal men, even in battle. Includes notes about Assyrian and Egyptian culture and hieroglyphics.

Descriptors: Africa, Egypt, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Syria » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Great Snake: Stories From The Amazon

By Book Importer | Published: May 24, 2010

As the Rio Afuá ferry wends its way along the Amazon, Sean Taylor takes in not only the sights and sounds of this extraordinary landscape but also the stories of the people he meets. From sly jaguars and the slowest of sloths to spine-tingling giant serpents and white-suited strangers, his retellings teem with legendary beings, [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Brazil, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore, Myth, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Voyage of the Snake Lady

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Since the fall of Troy, Myrina has built the Moon Riders into a strong and potent band of warrior women. But the son of Achilles is bent on revenge, and the Moon Riders are displaced from their home and fighting for their lives. Plagued with slavery, storms, shipwreck, and strife, the Moon Riders must accept [...]

Descriptors: Greece, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Myth » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment