The Amazon
By: Anne Wallace Sharp.
Series: Indigenous peoples of the world; Indigenous peoples of the world (San Diego, Calif.)
Publisher: Lucent Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Indians of South America -- Amazon River Region -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Indians of South America -- Amazon River Region -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.; Indians of South America -- Amazon River Region.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Discusses the historical origins, beliefs, arts, family life, cultural clashes with whites, and future hopes of the Amerindians of the Amazon.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-105) and index.
Table of contents: title: Adapting to life in the Amazon; title: Amerindian society and culture; title: Religion, spirituality, and war; title: Europeans discover the Amazon; title: Opening up the Amazon; title: Threats to the Amazon and its inhabitants; title: Hope for the future.