Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781760867409
Year: 2020
Publisher: ECPP


Description:
This pack includes six copies of the student book (9781760861568 – as described below) and a lesson plan (9781760862107).Title Information:­Saving the Amazon River: Saving the Amazon River explains why the Amazon is considered such a special and important place. It examines the plants and animals that live there and how the health of this area is vital to the health of the whole planet. The book outlines the things that are threatening to destroy this unique and precious environment and discusses what people are doing to try to save it.Content vocabulary: agriculture, algae, arable, atmosphere, basin, biosphere, canopy, carbon dioxide, decay, dieback, diversity, ecosystems, endangered, environmentalists, equator, erosion, fertilisers, global warming, harvest, indigenous, industries, mercury, migratory, oxygen, pollutants, reforest, slash-and-burn, species, sustainable, thatched, toxic, tributaries, vegetationKey concepts:The Amazon River Basin is a unique ecosystem that is home to an amazing array of wildlife  Human activity is threatening the health of the Amazon River Basin  Some people are working to protect and save the Amazon River BasinRelated resource:Lesson Plan - Saving the Amazon RiverSeries Information: WorldWise is a high-interest literacy program that encourages inquiry and questioning while extending knowledge in science and a range of STEM topics linked to the curriculum. This engaging program teaches reading strategies simultaneously with natural, earth and physical science concepts – reflecting the diversity of the world students live in.Students will develop strategies and skills to read informati