Product details
ISBN
9780711221703
Published
2007-03-01
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Height
270 mm
Width
214 mm
Age
J, 02
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
32
Author
Illustrated by
Biographical note
Richard Platt is a renowned non-fiction writer, whose previous titles include Pirate Diary which won the 2002 Kate Greenaway Medal.To visit Richard's website click here
Rupert van Wyk trained as an artist and after getting a BA in Illustration went on to study fresco techniques in Italy. His work has appeared in books, magazines and newspaers. He divides his time between Ravenna and London.To visit Rupert van Wyk's website and learn more about his work click here
The important issue of saving the rainforest is highlighted and this is a good book for starting a discussion about the rainforest, its development or the people who live there. || A brilliant way to teach children from an early age how important the rainforest is.
Why is the Brazilian rainforest vanishing so fast? And why is it essential not only to the people and animals within it, but to the whole world? Can anything be done to save it? This story, seen through the eyes of a child called Remaema, describes how the Yanomami tribe are battling against potential developers. Can a solution be found that will protect the forest and allow the tribe to continue living as they always have done, while benefiting from limited development? This picture book offers an exciting perspective on a controversial and topical subject.
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Why is the Brazillian rainforest vanishing and what can be done to save it?
Product details
ISBN
9780711221703
Published
2007-03-01
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Height
270 mm
Width
214 mm
Age
J, 02
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
32
Author
Illustrated by
Biographical note
Richard Platt is a renowned non-fiction writer, whose previous titles include Pirate Diary which won the 2002 Kate Greenaway Medal.To visit Richard's website click here
Rupert van Wyk trained as an artist and after getting a BA in Illustration went on to study fresco techniques in Italy. His work has appeared in books, magazines and newspaers. He divides his time between Ravenna and London.To visit Rupert van Wyk's website and learn more about his work click here