A river of dust : the life-giving link between North Africa and the Amazon
Publication Information
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2023]
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm
Audience
Ages 5-8 Chronicle Books LLC.
Summary
"A narrative nonfiction story detailing the long distance that dust from the Sahel in Africa travels across the Atlantic Ocean to replenish life in the Amazon Rainforest. Told from the perspective of dust, A River of Dust takes readers on a journey through vibrantly illustrated landscapes, celebrating the power and wonder of Earth's ecosystems, and showing how these tiny particles are in fact key to the health of our planet"--
Subjects
- Atmospheric circulation > Atlantic Ocean > Juvenile literature.
- Atmospheric circulation > Africa, North > Juvenile literature.
- Mineral dusts > Sahel > Juvenile literature.
- Plant nutrients > Amazon River Region > Juvenile literature.
- Atmospheric circulation.
- Mineral dusts.
- Plant nutrients.
- Africa, North.
- Amazon River Region.