The Amazon (River Journeys) - Hardcover

Scoones, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750240326 ISBN 13: 9780750240321

Publisher: Hodder Wayland, 2003

Synopsis

The Amazon is no ordinary river. It holds more water than the Nile, Yangtze and Mississippi put together, and is so wide that no bridges cross it. Its drainage basin - a giant saucer rimmed by the Andes Mountains - is ten times the size of Texas, and sucks water from one third of South America. We follow the Amazon River from the high peaks of the Andes in Peru to the Atlantic coast of Brazil, thousands of kilometres to the east. We pass through ancient mountain civilizations and tropical rainforests, and see unique plants and animals. The Amazon is one of the most varied and fascinating places on Earth. The river is divided into five sections and each section begins with a map showing the area that will be covered. Map references are highlighted within the text to show the reader where they are on their journey. The text has been written in themes - economic, social, nature, people and history - to enable the reader to study particular aspects of the river along its course.

About this title

About the Author

The author, Simon Scoones, is Education Project Manager for the charity, Worldaware, and editor of Global Eye magazine and website for schools. He has taught Geography and Social Studies in Britain, The Netherlands, Belgium and Singapore. He has written several books on environment and development issues for young people. The consultant, Dr Duncan McGregor, is Senior Lecturer in Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London. His special interests are land degradation and development in the humid and semi-arid tropics, and he has worked in Amazonian Brazil and Colombia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Wayland
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750240326
• ISBN 13: 9780750240321
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48