Sy Montgomery

Amazon Adventure (eBook, ePUB)

How Tiny Fish Are Saving the World's Largest Rainforest

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Considered the ';lungs of the world,' the Amazon provides a full fifth of the world's oxygen, and every year unsustainable human practices destroy 2.7 million acres. What can be done to help? That's where Project Piaba comes in. Join the award-winning author Sy Montgomery and the photographer Keith Ellenbogen as they traverse the river and rainforest to discover how tiny fish, called piabas, can help preserve the Amazon, its animals, and the rich legacy of its people. Amazon Adventure is an eye-openingand ultimately hopefulexploration of how humanity's practices are affecting and shaping not only the Amazon, but our entire environment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HMH Books
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781328694980
• Artikelnr.: 48144815

Autorenporträt

In addition to researching films, articles, and thirty-six books, National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery has been honored with a Sibert Medal, two Science Book and Film Prizes from the National Association for the Advancement of Science, three honorary degrees, and many other awards. She lives in Hancock, New Hampshire, with her husband, Howard Mansfield, and their border collie, Thurber.