BRAZIL
Pantanal   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $67, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXBZL82)		  
Bradt Pantanal Wildlife  •  James Lowen
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 169 PAGES
Hundreds of gorgeous color photographs enliven this compact guide to the habitats, birds, mammals and wildlife of the aquatic heart of South America. With tips and notes on where to go in Mato Grosso, Bolivia and Paraguay. (BZL91, $25.99)		   Bradt Pantanal Wildlife
Mammals of the Pantanal  •  Fiona Reid
FIELD GUIDE •  2007 •  PLASTIC CARD  • 6 PAGES
This handy 6-panel, foldup card features 34 marvelously detailed color illustration, from the girant otter to tapir, crab-eating fox and marsh deer to the Greater Fishing Bat and Capybara. Waterproof. (BZL68, $5.00)		   Mammals of the Pantanal
Lonely Planet Brazil  •  Nick Selby  •  Andrew Draffen
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 768 PAGES
An excellent, exhaustively researched guide to Brazil with an excellent section on the Pantanal, and in-depth notes on ecology and national parks in addition to the usual practical travel information. (BZL15, $27.99)		   Lonely Planet Brazil
Brazil Map  •  Borch Maps
2006 •  MAP
A handy folded, laminated map of Brazil at a scale of 1:4,000,000. Includes Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Two Sides. 27x39 inches. (BZL17, $11.95)		   Brazil Map



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