Montgomery, Sy Amazon Adventure: How Tiny Fish are Saving
the World’s Largest Rainforest, pictures by Keith Ellenbogen. 66 pages.
NON-FICTION. Houghton Mifflin,
2017 $19.
The largest rainforest in the world may be saved by the
tiniest fish- the kind you pay premium bucks to add to your aquarium. Despite the machinations of well-intentioned
but ill-informed conservationists, the natives of the area are sustainable
fishing the tiny aquatic jewels and they could be the secret to shifting the
economy of the area from chopping down trees to an entirely different product.
Sy Montgomery must lead a charmed life. She has pursued science stories all over the
world. This time she has taken to the
Amazon for a very timely story about good intentions of conservation efforts
needing to take a minute and learn from those who live the life. As always, excellent scholarship and
beautiful photographs blend together to form an excellent new look at current
scientific research.
EL, MS – ESSENTIAL.
Cindy, Library Teacher
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