Vanishing Cultures: Amazon Basin

By Jan Reynolds

Book Overview

In this series of seven books, photojournalist Jan Reynolds documents the distinctive cultures and climates of indigenous peoples.

Tuwenowa lives in the heart of the Amazon River Basin, home to the largest tropical rain forest in the world. For Yanomama people such as Tuwenowa and his family, the jungle provides everything they need -- from thatching for their huts to the tropical fruits, animals, and fish they eat.

The rainforest is the birthplace of the centuries-old traditions of Yanomama culture. The people celebrate life with songs of thanks and mark death with special rituals. By learning these customs from his father, a tribal shaman, Tuwenowa hopes to uphold the Yanomama way of life as he grows up.

Check out the other titles in this series:

VANISHING CULTURES: AMAZON BASIN - VANISHING CULTURES: DOWN UNDER - VANISHING CULTURES: FAR NORTH - VANISHING CULTURES: FROZEN LAND - VANISHING CULTURES: HIMALAYA - VANISHING CULTURES: MONGOLIA - VANISHING CULTURES: SAHARA

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1600601405
• ISBN13: 9781600601408
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Lee & Low Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.3" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 5 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 6

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.