Hands of the Rain Forest: The Embera People of Panama

by Rachel Crandell

Book Overview

The Embera people of Panama use their hands to turn the gifts of the tropical rain forest into meals and essential daily supplies. Embera children quickly follow in the steps of their parents. They learn to fish for crabs and carve a canoe from wood. Nothing is wasted in the rain forest leaves are used to make baskets, the juice of the jagua fruit is applied as a mosquito repellent, and the river provides fresh water for bathing. Through firsthand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805079904
• ISBN13: 9780805079906
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books-Little Brown and Hach
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3