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The Amazon Rainforest

By Elizabeth Thuernagle
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Pack your bags, grab some sturdy clothing, and get ready to venture through the Amazon Rainforest! There is so much to learn about this tropical ecosystem, from the geography and climate to the kinds of lush vegetation and fascinating predators and prey who call the rainforest their home. The Amazon Rainforest will take you on a journey of discovery down the Amazon River and up into the treetops filled with clouds.

This is an extension book for grades 7-8 for The Good and the Beautiful Ecosystems Science Unit Study.

(Reviewed by Jenny Phillips)

Region South America
Genre Nonfiction
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