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Vanishing Rainforest
Richard Platt
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Description for Vanishing Rainforest
Paperback. Why is the Brazillian rainforest vanishing and what can be done to save it? Illustrator(s): Van Wyk, Rupert. Num Pages: 32 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AH; YBC; YF; YNNR; YX. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 267 x 200 x 3. Weight in Grams: 152.
Why is the Brazilian rainforest vanishing so fast? And why is it essential not only to the people and animals within it, but to the whole world? Can anything be done to save it? This story, seen through the eyes of a child called Remaema, describes how the Yanomami tribe are battling against potential developers. Can a solution be found that will protect the forest and allow the tribe to continue living as they always have done, while benefiting from limited development? This picture book offers an exciting perspective on a controversial and topical subject.
Why is the Brazilian rainforest vanishing so fast? And why is it essential not only to the people and animals within it, but to the whole world? Can anything be done to save it? This story, seen through the eyes of a child called Remaema, describes how the Yanomami tribe are battling against potential developers. Can a solution be found that will protect the forest and allow the tribe to continue living as they always have done, while benefiting from limited development? This picture book offers an exciting perspective on a controversial and topical subject.
Product Details
Publisher
Frances Lincoln
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780711221703
SKU
V9780711221703
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99-50
About Richard Platt
Richard Platt is a renowned non-fiction writer, whose previous titles include Pirate Diary which won the 2002 Kate Greenaway Medal. To visit Richard's website click here Rupert van Wyk trained as an artist and after getting a BA in Illustration went on to study fresco techniques in Italy. His work has appeared in books, ... Read more
Reviews for Vanishing Rainforest
The important issue of saving the rainforest is highlighted and this is a good book for starting a discussion about the rainforest, its development or the people who live there. || A brilliant way to teach children from an early age how important the rainforest is.