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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Extinct cities -- Amazon River Valley -- Juvenile literature.
Amazon River Valley -- History, Local -- Juvenile literature.
Amazon River Valley -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Amazon River Valley -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.
Amazon River Valley -- Civilization -- Juvenile literature.
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The mysteries of the...
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The mysteries of the Amazon rain forest.
Chicago, Illinois : World Book, Inc., c2015.
Subjects
Extinct cities -- Amazon River Valley -- Juvenile literature.
Amazon River Valley -- History, Local -- Juvenile literature.
Amazon River Valley -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Amazon River Valley -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.
Amazon River Valley -- Civilization -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780716626718
0716626713
Series:
Enigmas of history.
Description:
48 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Edition:
English-language revised edition.
Contents:
The Amazon rain forest : an empty paradise? -- The lost cities of the Amazon -- Remnants of civilization -- Did the city of El Dorado exist? -- Fawcett's final expedition -- The city of Z -- Amazon urban planning -- Was there a great civilization in the Amazon? -- Marajó ceramics -- Did they enrich soil in the jungle? -- How the soil is examined -- Who made the Acre geoglyphs? -- Can Amazon farming techniques be used today? -- Why did these civilizations decline? -- Places to see and visit -- Glossary.
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"An exploration of mysteries concerning the Amazon rain forest that have puzzled scholars, explorers, and experts. Discusses evidence for large, pre-Columbian urban areas in the Amazon and why such urban centers went undiscovered for so long. Features include maps, fact boxes, biographies of famous experts on Amazonian culture, places to see and visit, a glossary, further readings, and index"-- Provided by publisher.
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Kaimuki Public Library
J -- Juvenile Nonfiction
985.44 My
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