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Marina Silva: Defending Rainforest Communities In Brazil


Book Description

Since her girlhood as a poor rubber-tapper's daughter in Amazonia, Marina Silva has understood that bulldozing the rainforest for development hurts not only the indigenous peoples living there, but destroys natural resources needed by Brazil and the whole world.



Overcoming extreme prejudice, Marina attended university. She joined the reform party of Chico Mendes and demonstrated ag... More
Book Information
PublisherThe Feminist Press at CUNY
BindingPaperback (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages112
ISBN-101558612637
ISBN-13978-1558612631
Publication Date08/01/2001
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About Ziporah Hildebrandt (Author) : Ziporah Hildebrandt is a published author of children's books. Published credits of Ziporah Hildebrandt include Marina Silva: Defending Rainforest Communities In Brazil, This Is Our Seder, Sea Girl an... more
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