Amazon River Rescue
By Amanda Lumry & Laura Hurwitz Illustrations by Sarah McIntyre 36 Pages, Full Color ISBN-13: 978-0-9662257-9-2 Hardcover
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The most dramatic title yet in the Adventures of Riley children's book series! While visiting his Uncle Max (a world-famous biologist), Aunt Martha and Cousin Alice in the Amazon Rain Forest, the unthinkable happens. As Riley and Alice set out to help Uncle Max discover new plant and animal species, they wander too far from camp and become hopelessly lost! The majesty and importance of a threatened region teeming with life is fully explored in this gripping account. Riley and Alice must rely on cooperation and esourcefulness to find their way home before it is too late!
Award winning visuals, thrilling storylines, curriculum applications, kid-friendly fact boxes and cutting edge science distinguish this landmark new series as a pioneer in Environmental Education for children.
If you love the Amazon Rain Forest, toco toucan, capybara, bugs, piranha, caiman, butterflies, frogs, tarantula, sloth, jaguar or the kapok tree you'll love this book!
"The illustrations are dramatic, colorful and realistic, and will totally draw any young person along the story trail and make them wish they too could be there to discover a new insect, plant or animal that the world has yet to know. This is an outstanding work, a beautiful book and a resource of great educational value. Highest recommendation."
-Midwest Book Review
“The series, set in various places in the globe, is designed to teach youngsters to appreciate wildlife and its habitat, and the planet’s incredible biodiversity. The Riley books encourage readers to be more observant about the world about them, and to save it.”
-ForeWord Magazine
Price: $15.95
