The Amazon
by Tom Jackson
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.
Natural historyRain forestsJuvenile literatureRain forests, juvenile literatureAmazon riverAmazon river and valley, juvenile literatureNatural history, juvenile literatureMaterialsPolymersStatistical mechanicsSurface chemistryTesting