Vanishing Cultures: Amazon Basin by Reynolds, Jan

Vanishing Cultures: Amazon Basin (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781600601255)

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Vanishing Cultures: Amazon Basin by Reynolds, Jan

Vanishing Cultures: Amazon Basin

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Vanishing Cultures: Amazon Basin by Reynolds, Jan

Vanishing Cultures: Amazon Basin

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Format: Paperback
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In this series of seven books, photojournalist Jan Reynolds documents the distinctive cultures and climates of indigenous peoples.

Tuwenowa lives in the heart of the Amazon River Basin, home to the largest tropical rain forest in the world. For Yanomama people such as Tuwenowa and his family, the jungle provides everything they need -- from thatching for their huts to the tropical fruits, animals, and fish they eat.

The rainforest is the birthplace of the centuries-old traditions of Yanomama culture. The people celebrate life with songs of thanks and mark death with special rituals. By learning these customs from his father, a tribal shaman, Tuwenowa hopes to uphold the Yanomama way of life as he grows up.



Author: Jan Reynolds
ISBN-10: 1600601251
ISBN-13: 9781600601255
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2007
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.50h x 11.00w x 0.10d
By Jan Reynolds
By Jan Reynolds
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Jan Reynolds is an award-winning author and photographer whose work has appeared in numerous publications, including National Geographic, The New York Times, and Outside magazine. All seven books in her Vanishing Cultures series of photo-essays for children were recognized as Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, and she is also the author of Celebrate! Connections Among Cultures; Only the Mountains Do Not Move, and The Lion Queens of India. Reynolds holds the world record for women's high altitude skiing, was part of the first expedition to circumnavigate Mount Everest, and performed a solo crossing of the Himalayas. She lives with her family in Stowe, Vermont. Please visit her on the web at janreynolds.com.

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