Stand as Tall as the Trees: How an Amazonian Community Protected the Rain Forest

by Laura Resau and Patricia Gualinga

An inspiring true story about how an activist in the Amazon worked with other Indigenous communities to protect and preserve their sacred lands and forests.

Patricia (Paty) Gualinga grew up in her Kichwa village in the Amazon of Ecuador where mystical beings called Amazanga help protect the forest. Paty traveled away from home for school until she was called back--companies that said the government sold them property were destroying...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623542367
• ISBN13: 9781623542368
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.1" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4