Chico Mendes, defender of the rain forest / by Joann J. Burch.

Author/creator Burch, Joann Johansen
Format Book
Publication InfoBrookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, ©1994.
Description48 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Mendes, Chico, 1944-1988--Juvenile literature.
Conservationists--Brazil. --Biography. --Juvenile literature.
Rubber tappers--Brazil. --Biography. --Juvenile literature.
Rain forest conservation--Amazon River Region. --Juvenile literature.
Deforestation--Control. --Amazon River Region. --Juvenile literature.

SeriesGateway green biography
Gateway green biography. ^A303134
Abstract Discusses the life and work of the Brazilian rubber tapper whose efforts to secure fair treatment for other tappers and to preserve the Amazon rain forests resulted in his murder in 1988.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 93001198
ISBN1562944134

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Joyner TRC Biographies B M5226B ✔ Available Place Hold