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The Amazon rain forest and its people /

Describes the conditions in the Amazon rain forest, the animals, plants, and people that live there, the exploitation of this ecosystem, and the importance of preserving it.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Morrison, Marion
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Thomson Learning, 1993.
Series:	People and places.
Subjects:	Nature > Effect of human beings on > Amazon River Region > Juvenile literature. Rain forest ecology > Amazon River Region > Juvenile literature. Rain forest conservation > Amazon River Region > Juvenile literature. Deforestation > Amazon River Region > Juvenile literature. Environmental degradation > Amazon River Region > Juvenile literature. Rain forests > Amazon River Region. Nature > Effect of human beings on. Deforestation > Amazon River Region. Amazon River Region.

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