Wasatch County Library

"Join Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters on an adventure packed with mystery and friendship! The Thea Sisters are off to save the rainforest in Malaysia"--

There's magic in the rainforest and it's called FernGully! Deep in the heart of the forest awaits a paradise filled with tiny sprites, winged fairies, and tree spirits who all live in joyful harmony. But when their home is threatened by humans, one courageous sprite gives her all to save it!

"Describes the climate, locations, types of plants and animals of rainforest ecosystems"--Provided by publisher.

After the Ant Queen is defeated by the shadowwalkers, the magical rainforest begins to rumble, and Rumi, a scholarly frog, must rally the other animals to save their home.

One day young Fernando, who lives in the rain forest of Costa Rica with his family, goes with his friend Carmina to look for her favorite climbing tree only to find it cut down.

The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing 1914 exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth, a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights...

A lomo de cuento is a unique series that encourages young readers to explore the geography and culture of fascinating countries as they explore and enjoy the oral tradition. This volume about Mexico opens with the Mixteco legend "El Pájaro Verde" followed by an informational section that covers the different aspects of the Oaxaca region, Mexico's rain forests, archeological sites, and more. Includes an easy-to-make recipe, folk poems, and an illustrated...

Things along America's southern border are rapidly reaching the boiling point. American girls are being snatched from their homes, ranches are burning, and armed Mexican troops cross the border at will in support of narcotics smugglers and illegal immigrants. By day, Americans take up arms and plan reprisals. An all-out border war is no longer inconceivable--it's happening! On assignment for the British Secret Service, a man leads a mysterious expedition...

A group of documentary makers in the rainforest are terrorized by a giant anaconda and the snake expert who wants to capture it.

Fourteen-year-old Mateo and other Caribbean islanders face discrimination, segregation, and harsh working conditions when American recruiters lure them to the Panamanian rain forest in 1906 to build the great canal.