This text introduces Brazil as a country of great contrasts with vast natural resources. It looks at the country region by region - social conditions, economy, history and the huge diveristy of people and cultures. Brazil's main industries, as well as the Amazon rainforest, are examined. This series deals with economic activity and development in the world's poorer countries. It contains case studies of communities and individuals. Physical and human geography are combined with history, especially of colonial and post-colonial links to other countries. It includes real life case studies of communities and individuals including quotes, and looks positively towards a country's future and solutions to its problems. The series supports development education and multicultural studies.

 

This book is part of a book series called Wealth Of Nations .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Hachette Children's Group .

Anna Lewington is an experienced writer specializing in the indigenous people of South America. She has been visiting rain forests for many years to find out about the plants, animals, and people that live in them. She has written several books for children about South American rain forests. Anna lives in England with her husband, the writer and photographer Edward Parker, and their two children.