The Meeting of the Waters: From the Amazon to Harvard

From the Amazon to America! Lais, a native South American girl, has grown up in the fascinating Amazon rainforest, nurtured by her tribal culture, and living in harmony with nature. But the world is changing, and her jungle paradise is suddenly a target for exploitation and invasive disease. When an opportunity arises to save Lais from the illness that is ravaging her village, she and her parents make a difficult decision to send her out into the wider world of modern Brazil with Alfredo, a...