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Where is the Congo? /

"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...

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Main Authors: Stine, Megan. (Author)
Group Author: Putra, Dede (Illustrator) (Illustrator)
Published: Penguin Workshop,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: [2020]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Where is?
Subjects:
Discoveries in geography.
Travel.
Congo (Democratic Republic) > Description and travel > Juvenile literature.
Congo (Democratic Republic) > History > Juvenile literature.
Congo River > Discovery and exploration > Juvenile literature.
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo River.
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"--
Carrier Form: 107 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Audience: Ages 8-12
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107).
ISBN: 9780593093214 (paperback) :
0593093216 (paperback)
Index Number: DT647
CLC: K946.39-49
Call Number: K946.39-49/S859
Contents: 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.

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