
Bomba, a white boy, gets lost in the Amazon jungle. He and his friend Casson are the only white people there. The story is about his adventures growing up there. Then his parents find him and he returns to New York for a bit. Then his father gets lost in the jungle and he has his adventures finding him.
Evaluation: This is a classic young adult adventure book that deals with different cultures
Reading level: Grades 6-12
Cautions: Tense family scenes, violence
Published by: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978
Pages: 180
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