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Forest fighter the story of Chico Mendes

"A picture book that tells the important story of Chico Mendes, who led the fight to protect the Amazon rainforest and demand fair treatment for the people whose livelihoods depended on it. Chico Mendes lived in the depths of the Amazon rainforest where trees grew tall and strong and wildlife roamed...

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Main Author: Ganeri, Anita, 1961- (Author)
Other Authors: Carpentier, Margaux (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Northampton, MA : Crocodile Books, and Imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc., 2022.
Subjects:
Mendes, Chico, > 1944-1988 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Conservationists > Brazil > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Rubber tappers > Brazil > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Rain forest conservation > Amazon River Region > Juvenile nonfiction.
Deforestation > Amazon River Region > Juvenile nonfiction.
Biographies > Juvenile.
Picture books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Fighters for the forest
  • Born in the forest
  • Starting work
  • Busy afternoons
  • Deep in debt
  • Forest school
  • A stranger arrives
  • Teaching and politics
  • Opening the Amazon
  • Roads to ruin
  • Forest people
  • Taking up the fight
  • Forest protest
  • Spreading the word
  • Waking up the world
  • Going green
  • Threats of violence
  • Fateful day
  • Chico's legacy
  • Forest future
  • Amazon rainforest facts.

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