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People and places

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Two new books on indigenous peoples and conservation have been added to naturalist Michael Chinery's exciting series Secrets of the Rainforest. Each colorful book shows us the wonderful array of plants and animals that live in the lush wildernesses of the world's tropical rainforests. Acting as the earth's lungs, the rainforests are of vital importance to the planet and to the many indigenous peoples who have traditionally lived in harmony with their lush surroundings. Children will learn how conservationists are struggling to preserve these last remaining wildernesses for future generations.There is an abundance of life in the rainforests, though few humans live there. People and Places describes what and where the world's tropical rainforests are, how they are decreasing in size, and who the settlers, scientists, and indigenous peoples are who live in the rainforests of Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Amazon. Topics include:
-- why the rainforest is a precious environment
-- living in the rainforest
-- peoples of the Amazon
-- peoples of African rainforests
-- peoples of Asian rainforests
-- threats to rainforests and how to protect them

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Availability

10678

577.3 CHI

Non-Fiction

Available

Detail Information

Series Title

Secrets of the rainforest

Call Number

577.3 CHI

Publisher

New York, USA : Crabtree Publishing Company., 2001

Collation

32 pages : illustration ; 26 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780778702207

Classification

577.3

Content Type

text

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Subject(s)

Rain forests
Rain forest ecology
Rain forest people
Deforestation

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