The handwritten diary of a twelve-year-old boy offers readers a perspective on the Yanomami tribe that takes him in when his plane crashes, a story that follows such adventures as Alex's participation in the rescue of a kidnapped girl.
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From Publishers Weekly
PW praised the "inventive" design and graphics in this fact/fiction hybrid, presented as the journal of a 12-year-old stranded in the Amazon jungle among the Yanomami people. Ages 5-up.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6?At first glance, this book appears to take a surface look at the Yanomami of the Amazon rain forest. However, it has a hidden depth. Written in diary format with a hand-lettered text, the story follows Alex, a sixth grader who is traveling to visit his anthropologist parents. His plane crashes and he and the injured pilot are taken to the village of the "fierce people." As the boy waits for the pilot to recover, he gets to know the Yanomamis. His descriptions of his adventures gives readers a certain amount of information, including how the people hunt and the arrangement of their community. Full-color snapshots and illustrations show how the Yanomami exist from day to day. As Alex infers in his diary, they truly seem to be a people who exist entirely away from the modern world. While the information is a bit simplified, this title would be a popular choice for students interested in the environment or the rain forest. For a more in-depth look at the Yanomani people, try David M. Schwartz's Yanomami (Lothrop, 1994).?Melissa Hudak, North Suburban District Library, Roscoe, IL
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A true, amazing story!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Amazon Diary (Mass Market Paperback)
This was an amazing story, the book had awesome pictures! I really like the book it was just cool. I thought Alex Winters had an amazing adventure, well I read this whole book and it was a great book (diary). This was about a boy who was in sixth grade, his parents and father is a scientist and Alex wanted to be one too.Well, he was on a plane sitting next to the pilot and he was writing in his diary that his grandpa gave him. He was going to the Amazon jungle and it was Christmas! The plane crashed but Alex was alright but the pilot was out cold. He was still breathing! The Yanomami and Alex found each other and brought the pilot to their village and when they got there, there was some big guy ordering them to put him in the hut to lay down. Alex thought he was a chief! I just have to say Alex Winters had an incredible adventure and he did, did a good job on his diary!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful look at another culture from a child's viewpoint,
By A Customer
This review is from: Amazon Diary: The Jungle Adventures Of Alex Winters (Hardcover)
Author Hudson Talbott presented a fascinating talk for families at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County detailing his and co-author Mark Greenberg's journey into the Amazon. His description of their trip, plus the engrossing video of the experience helped explain why Alex Winter's fictional experiences rang so true. Mr. Talbott's respect for the Yanomamis and their world is very evident, both in his presentation and in the book Amazon Diary. All in all, a delightful presentation and a terrific book!- Nancy Fox, Education Division, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A smooth integration of photographs, drawings and text.,
By Jonathan Wilhelm (Lorain, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Amazon Diary: The Jungle Adventures Of Alex Winters (Hardcover)
I recently had the pleasure of hosting both Hudson Talbott and Mark Greenberg at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History where they presented a multi-media lecture for children based on their book "Amazon Diary". I was immensely impressed by the book before their visit because of its smooth integration of photographs, drawings and text into an exciting adventure story. Hearing first hand how their real-life adventures in the Amazon were incorporated into the book makes me admire the authors even more. - Jonathan Wilhelm, Director of Family Programming at CMNH
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