127 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Target Audience Note:
Gr.5-9
Notes:
Includes index
Contents:
La Guyane (an introduction) An untouched land (Geography, climate, flora, fauna, potential) Exploration and settlement (History from Columbus to the nineteenth century) Gold, convicts, and colonial rule (History from 1827 to the present government) The peoples of French Guiana Living in French Guiana (Everyday life, cities and towns, religion, health and social welfare) Carnivals and crafts The economy (The space program, fishing, forestry, mining, agriculture, industry, energy, tourism) The future of French Guiana (Trade, transportation, communication) Mini-facts at a glance Index
