World burn down : [Dyslexic Friendly Edition]
Cole, Stephen, 1971-2020
Book
Carlos's mother works for IBAMA, Brazil's Environmental Authority. As head of a specially trained task force, her role is to protect the Amazon from the farmers, loggers and miners who are illegally destroying the precious rainforest. It's a dangerous role and when she upsets some of these land grabbers, they decide to teach her a lesson by kidnapping her son, Carlos. Taken deep into the Amazon, Carlos manages to escape his captors only to find himself trapped by the fast-moving fires. Will he be able to outrun the flames as the world around him burns down?
Main title:
World burn down : [Dyslexic Friendly Edition] / Steve Cole ; with illustrations by Oriol Vidal.
Author:
Cole, Stephen, 1971-, authorVidal, Oriol, 1977-, illustrator
Edition:
Dyslexia friendly edition.
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Barrington Stoke Ltd, 2020.©2020.
Collation:
115 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Printed on yellow pages with dyslexic-friendly font.Set in 12 pt. Dyslexie.
Audience:
9-11 years old.
ISBN:
9781781129463 (paperback)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
Deforestation -- Control -- Amazon River Region -- Children's fictionForest conservation -- Amazon River Region -- Children's fictionForest fires -- Amazon River Region -- Children's fictionFriendship -- Children's fictionJungle survival -- Children's fictionKidnapping -- Children's fictionMothers and sons -- Children's fictionSurvival -- Children's fictionWildfires -- Amazon River Region -- Children's fictionAmazon River Region -- Children's fictionDyslexia friendly booksAction and adventure fictionHigh interest-low vocabulary books
BRN:
111589