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In this exhilarating tale of international suspense, New York Times bestselling author Ted Bell's "larger-than-life hero" (Publishers Weekly), counterterrorist operative Alexander Hawke, must save the United States from a devastating terrorist operation.
When a mysterious explosion destroys his research vessel in search of a lost river, Alex Hawke is captured indigenous cannibals and enslaved deep within the Amazonian jungle....
When a mysterious explosion destroys his research vessel in search of a lost river, Alex Hawke is captured indigenous cannibals and enslaved deep within the Amazonian jungle....
3) Origin
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"Pia has grown up in a secret laboratory hidden deep in the Amazon rain forest. She was raised by a team of scientists who have created her to be the start of a new immortal race. But on the night of her seventeenth birthday, Pia discovers a hole in the electric fence that surrounds her sterile home--and sneaks outside the compound for the first time in her life. Free in the jungle, Pia meets Eio, a boy from a nearby village. Together, they embark...
4) The explorer
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Left stranded in the Amazon jungle when their plane crashes on their way back to England from Manaus, Brazil, four children struggle to survive for days until one of them finds a map that leads them to a ruined city and a secret hidden among the vines.
5) Wild rain
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Finding a safe haven in the rain forest from a relentless killer, Rachael, armed with a new identity, finds her peace shattered by Rio, an exotic native of the forest who harbors a dark secret.
6) Mez's magic
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Mez, a panther who discovers her magical powers after an eclipse, must unite the other animals to save Caldera from an evil force.
8) Ascent
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Fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello is invited to climb Hkakabo Razi, one of the most isolated mountains in the world, but getting there involves a four-week trek through a tropical rainforest that is rife with hazards, which turns out to be more dangerous than summiting the mountain itself.
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Yamashita "blends the . . . surrealism of Garcia Marquez, bizarre science fiction . . . à la Stanislaw Lem, and a gift for satirizing . . . that recalls Heller of Catch-22" (Publishers Weekly). This freewheeling black comedy features a bizarre cast of characters, including a Japanese man with a ball floating six inches in front of his head, an American CEO with three arms, and a Brazilian peasant who discovers the art of healing by tickling one's...
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Bruce Wayne is at a meeting in Brazil, when he hears that people are disappearing from the local villages, apparently victims of a legendary giant bat--but when Batman investigates he finds Man-Bat and Poison Ivy, and must find a way to stop them, and still come up with a plan to accomplish Ivy's goal of protecting the rainforest from destruction.
13) The dragonfly
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Velvet tries to persuade Bamboo not to be afraid of dragonflies.
15) The rainbow
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Sitting on a log in their magical rain forest home, Bamboo and Velvet watch the changes in the sky as it rains, and learn all about rainbows from their friend Beak.
16) Slave old man
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"The reader is invited to blaze a trail through this forest of symbols. The last chapter will shed light on the profound meaning of the fable. But the point is less to capture than to be captivated by the energy, the luxuriance, and the playful solemnity of writing that masterfully melds French, Creole, and yet other voices as well."--L'Express.
18) The walk
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Bamboo and Beak listen to Velvet describe all the things they could see if they took a walk in the rain forest with him.
19) The snowflakes
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Sitting on a log in their magical rain forest home, Bamboo and Velvet learn all about snow from their friend Beak.
20) Monkey time
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"Monkey tries to catch the brightly colored--and tasty-looking--minutes on the minute tree in his forest. Introduces basic concepts about time and how time passes and is measured"--