The Horn Book Guide

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Montgomery, Sy

Amazon Adventure: How Tiny Fish Are Saving the World's Largest Rainforest

71 pp. | Houghton | July, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-544-35299-5 $18.99

(2) 4-6 Scientists in the Field series. Photographs by Keith Ellenbogen. Montgomery travels up the Río Negro in Brazil with a group promoting sustainable fish harvesting practices, and shares her endless zeal as she meticulously details her adventures. Inviting photographs bring the experience to life. Interspersed text boxes include profiles of other Amazon animals and an extended look at how Ellenbogen produces his photographs on and under the dark, murky river. Websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2017