Amazon Basin: Vanishing Cultures

by Jan Reynolds

Book Overview

In a world where our connection with nature is threatened by urbanization, perhaps it is time to look at the older cultures living with respect for the spirit of life before they vanish forever.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152028315
• ISBN13: 9780152028312
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2 and higher

Customer Reviews

Vanishing Cultures

The Vanishing Culture series is one of the best teacher resources I have found in a very long time. Beautifully illustrated and crafted stories immediately engage the students as they get to know a family in the vanishing culture. I have used the books to explore fundamental needs, inspiring critical thinking by comparing cultures and problem solving as we discussed what we could learn about sustainability from these ancient cultures. They have also been a wonderful resource for both physical and political geography since cultures are represented in varied continents and biomes and inspire contrasts such as the mountains of Nepal to the arid country of outback Australia. There is no better way to bring a culture to life than stories about real people. Each of these books has two - a story of a family beginning with earlier generations and the story of the author's journey into the focus culture.