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Where is the Congo?  Cover Image Book Book

Where is the Congo? / by Megan Stine ; illustrated by Dede Putra.

Stine, Megan, (author.). Putra, Dede (Illustrator), (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Running through six countries in the middle of Africa, the Congo Basin contains some of the largest tropical rainforests in the world. Dealing with present-day issues of climate change, it is home to bonobo apes, mountain gorillas, forest elephants, and more. With details about the exploration (and exploitation) by the European colonialists and the aftermath of their arrival in the Congo, this book will give readers a better understanding of the second largest rainforest in the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593093214
  • ISBN: 0593093216
  • ISBN: 9780593093221
  • ISBN: 0593093224
  • Physical Description: 107 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107).
Formatted Contents Note:
Where Is the Congo? -- The Heart of Africa -- Kingdom of the Kongo -- Stanley's Fame -- The King Wants Cake -- Slave Labor -- Speaking Truth to the King -- One Country, Many Names -- Jungle Life -- Saving the Congo -- Timelines -- Bibliography.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop.
Subject: Congo (Democratic Republic) > Description and travel > Juvenile literature.
Congo (Democratic Republic) > History > Juvenile literature.
Congo River > Discovery and exploration > Juvenile literature.
Congo (Democratic Republic) > Description and travel.
Congo (Democratic Republic) > History.
Congo River > Discovery and exploration.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Africa.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / Geography.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Trees & Forests.
Discoveries in geography.
Travel.
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo River.
Genre: Instructional and educational works.
History.
Juvenile works.
Instructional and educational works.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at scottsboropl.

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521 . ‡aAges 8-12 ‡bPenguin Workshop.
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