Eight-year-old Jack and his little sister, Annie, are playing in the woods during their summer holiday, when they find a mysterious tree house full of books. But these are no ordinary books . . . And this is no ordinary tree house . . . Jack and Annie might be on their scariest adventure yet - on the Amazon river! There are army ants, jaguars and piranas as well as vampire bats, snakes and even crocodiles! And they've still got to find another clue to help rescue Morgan, the owner of the Magic Tree House. For a while, Jack and Annie are worried that they might be stuck in the rain forest for ever . . . But the over-active monkey they meet turns out to be friendlier than they first thought!
One of a series of adventures featuring Hal and Roger Hunt.
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His quest to reach the upper limit of the Jari river in Brazil and portage his canoe across the border into French Guiana is ambitious, exciting and, ultimately, flawed, but it's the trip itself, full of unexpected encounters, crippling ...
This new series of children's books have Mom's bedtime stories take Alex, his cousin Victoria and Elmo (his best friend and dog) on amazing adventures around the world.
When Andrés Ruzo was just a small boy in Peru, his grandfather told him the story of a mysterious legend: There is a river, deep in the Amazon, which boils as if a fire burns below it.
In keeping with his mission to help solve Earth's pressing environmental problems, the teenage alien hero Widget and his human friends travel to the Amazon rainforest to save endangered trees.
Finding the answers enables readers to advance through the story, learning more about science with every step they take.Science Quest series includes:Amazon Adventure - Learn about Biology (978-1-60992-506-2) Fall 2013Lost in Space - Learn ...
Not least of all, Running the Amazon shows a polyglot group of urbanized travelers confronting their wilder selves -- their fear and egotism, selflessness and courage.
Strange tropical diseases can wipe out entire communities and morph into worldwide epidemics.
Whereas the settings for the first two books in The Adventures of Archibald and Jockabeb series were inside the United States, the third book shifts to Brazil.