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5) Rain forest
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English
Description
"Explore the beautiful, threatened world of the great rain forest. Admire the strange and wonderful birds, animals and plants that live there. Discover how the rain forest people have learned to live in its special environment. Learn how the rain forests help to maintain the earth's climate and atmosphere. With this book as your guide, explore the rain forests and take a closer look at the marvels and mysteries of our world"--Back cover.
Language
English
Description
Follow an international TV crew on their adventure to document the rarely seen rain forest people deep in the interior of Ecuador and southern Peru. Host Norm Vidal finds acceptance among the shy and reclusive indigenous people. He sings, dances, and hunts with weapons made from the aguaje palm near the Pastaza River. Norm learns the delicate art of silent death by blowpipe and shares his dreams during an ancient firelight ceremony.