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Pantanal   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Lonely Planet Brazil  •  Nick Selby  •  Andrew Draffen
GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 764 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, $26.99)
  Lonely Planet Brazil
Brazil: Amazon & Pantanal, Travellers' Wildlife Guides  •  Les Beletsky  •  David Pearson
FIELD GUIDE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 500 PAGES
A comprehensive guide and handbook to the flora, fauna and habitats of Brazil, with a focus on the Amazon and Pantanal. An Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide, the book features color illustrations of commonly encountered birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and insects. The 100 color plates feature 90 species of amphibians and reptiles, 310 birds, 70 mammals, 30 insects and 50 common trees and plants. Second Edition. (BZL30, $27.95)
  Brazil: Amazon & Pantanal, Travellers' Wildlife Guides
Pantanal, South America's Wetland Jewel  •  Russel Mittermeier  •  Theo Allofs
NATURAL HISTORY •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 176 PAGES
A sumptuously illustrated overview of the ecology, history, people and nature of the Pantanal, featuring 146 stunning color photographs. The book is divided into five chapters: People of the Pantanal, Wetlands, Grasslands, Forest, and Caiman. Produced in conjunction with Conservation International with contributions by Russell Mittermeier and others. (BZL51, $35.00)
  Pantanal, South America's Wetland Jewel
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
Brazil Map  •   Borch Maps
2006 •  MAP
A handy folded, laminated map of Brazil at a scale of 1:4,000,000. (BZL17, $11.95)
  Brazil Map
 

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Brazil in Focus, A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture  •  Jan Rocha   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Authoritative and up-to-date, this slim guide focuses on the history of Brazil, its cultural heritage and current political, environmental and economic challenges. With maps, photographs and some travel information. (BZL03, $12.95)
 
 
Insight Guide Brazil  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A profusely illustrated overview of the country, this guide features concise essays by well regarded authors on natural history, politics and culture. With hundreds of photos and maps. (BZL01, $22.95)
 
 
Mammals of the Neotropics, The Central Neotropics: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Vol. 3  •  John F. Eisenberg  •  Kent H. Redford   • REFERENCE  •  A comprehensive survey of the 650 species of mammals of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. (SAM30, $55.00)
 
 
Portuguese, Start Speaking Today (Brazilian)  •   Language/30   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A 90-minute primer on Brazilian Portuguese following the foreign service method. (BZL36, $21.95)
 
 
Saudades Do Brasil, A Photographic Memoir  •  Claude Levi-Strauss   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  These photographs by the great structural anthropologist, dating from the 1930s, are not just beautiful but an invaluable record of life in Sao Palo and the Amazon. (BZL04, $60.00)
 
 
The Accidental President of Brazil, A Memoir  •  Bill Clinton  •  Fernando Henrique Cardoso   • HISTORY  •  Brazil's former president, in office from 1995-2002, offers a candid, wry, illuminating view of the gloriously ungovernable, irrepressibly attractive country in this vibrant memoir. (BZL58, $15.95)
 
 
The Brazilians  •  Joseph Page   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A clear, comprehensive and compelling introduction to Brazil, covering politics, history, economics, ecology, conservation and culture. (AMZ16, $22.95)
 
 
Travelers' Tales Brazil  •  Annette Haddad   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A collection of stories, articles and excerpts on Brazil -- an excellent introduction to the people, culture and traditions of the country as seen through the eyes of modern writers. (BZL06, $18.95)
 
 
A Neotropical Companion  •  J.C. Kricher  •  Mark Plotkin   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A tropical primer aimed at the motivated general reader. From plants and animals to birds and bugs, it's all here in this wonderfully written overview of the ecology, habitats, plants and animals of Central and South America. (GPS11, $29.95)
 
 
Photo Pantanal  •  Tom Ulrich   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A well-illustrated overview of the nature, habitats and history of the Pantanal by a wildlife photographer, trip leader and enthusiast. With 240 color photographs. (BZL41, $25.00)
 
 
The Pantanal: Understanding and Preserving the World's Largest Wetland  •  Frederick A. Swarts   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The proceedings of an international conference on conservation in the Pantanal. The 29 scholarly papers include presentations on the region's geology, economic development and outlook for the future. With tables, maps, charts, mostly black-and-white photo-graphs. (BZL23, $19.95)
 
 
Tropical Nature  •  Adrian Forsyth  •  Ken Miyata   • NATURAL HISTORY • BEST SELLER • FAVORITE  •  A lively, lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its 17 marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. (GPS13, $14.00)
 
 
Where to Watch Birds in South America  •  Nigel Wheatley   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A compact practical guide to birdwatching sites throughout South America, including checklists. (SAM40, $24.95)
 
 
Birds of Northern South America, Vol. 2: Field Guide  •  Robin Restall  •  Clemencia Rodner  •  Roger Williams   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This comprehensive field guide, featuring an astounding 6400 paintings and 2308 maps covers all the birds from Ecuador to Guiana. (SAM103, $65.00)
 
 
Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica  •  Martin D. la Pena  •  Maurice Rumboll   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact regional guide with color plates, range maps and brief descriptions. (SAM12, $29.95)
 
 
Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide  •  L.H. Emmons   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A pictorial guide to the mammals of the New World tropics, compact enough to slip into your daypack, with 29 color plates of more than 200 species. (GPS12, $32.50)
 
 


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