Mother of God: One Man's Journey to the Uncharted Depths of the Amazon Rainforest
- ISBN-10
- 0552170135
- ISBN-13
- 9780552170130
- Series
- Mother of God
- Category
- Animals
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-01-01
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Author
- Paul Rosolie
Description
Madre de Dios - 'Mother of God' - is a place where the Andean Cloud Forest intermingles with the steaming tropical jungle at the head of the Amazon river. Here can be found the greatest proliferation of living species that has ever existed on Earth, ever. And it is a place which is now under grave threat. Paul Rosolie has travelled to the very heart of this wilderness in search of rare flora and fauna. His adventures - with giant anacondas, huge cayman, the mighty jaguar and one very small anteater - are by turn thrilling, terrifying and revelatory. Paul crosses some of the world's harshest terrain and encounters some of its most extreme weather conditions. He battles with life-threatening tropical diseases and the extreme mental challenges presented by being alone in the heart of the jungle. Mother of God is an astonishing tale of adventure and survival, set in one of the world's few remaining truly wild places. It's a story of nature, red in tooth and claw, and how we must both respect its awesome power and protect its extraordinary glory.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2015-03-17
- 320 pages
- Paperback
- Harper Paperbacks
-
- 2014-05-08
- 320 pages
- Paperback
- Random House
-
- 2014-03-18
- 324 pages
- Paperback
- Random House
-
- 2014-03-18
- 336 pages
- Ebook
- Harper Collins
Similar books
-
Accessible Curricula: Good Practice for All
By Karen Robson, Carol DoyleThe book is designed as a quick reference manual for curriculum-related disability issues.
-
Frogs Jump: A Counting Book
By Alan BrooksIllustrations provide humorous interpretations of the actions of animals from one frog to twelve whales.
-
Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May-apple
By Mary Pope Osborne, Victoria ChessWith the help of a spider, a moth, and two ladybug friends, a young butterfly tries to uncover the mystery involving a gossamer-winged butterfly with whom he has fallen in love.
-
Let's Play in the Forest While the Wolf is Not Around
By Claudia RuedaIn this adaptation of the traditional French and Latin American song, animals play in the forest while a scary wolf slowly dresses and becomes hungrier and hungrier.
-
Hippo, Potto & Mouse
By Roger HargreavesHardworking Hippo worries about his free-spending friend, Potto the elephant, who lives at Christmas Cottage with Hippo and Mouse.
-
Willie Woof
By Roger Hargreaves, Gray JolliffeForgetful Willie Woof asks a cow, a pig, a sheep, and another dog what he is supposed to say when he sees a bird.
-
Wolves of the Beyond #6: Star Wolf
By Kathryn LaskyThe Ring of Sacred Volcanoes has been destroyed and Faolan is leading his small band of wolves across the ice bridge to the hoped for safety of the Distant Blue--but his old enemy Heep is pursuing him and the icy path ahead is filled with ...
-
Frost Wolf
By Kathryn LaskyWhen a terrible danger threatens the wolves of the Beyond, outsider Faolan must take a leadership role and inspire the pack to stand together.
-
The Brilliant Book of Animal Bones
By Anna ClaybourneThis book looks inside human and animal bodies to see the shape of different bones and discover how they have evolved in different ways to help each animal survive, from a bird's light bones full of air spaces to help them fly to crocodile ...
-
Finding Little Mouse
By Anna Claybourne, Debbie Tarbett"Little Mouse should be in bed, but he's off playing" Mummy said.