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***Books/Movies: -Plotkin made a book called Tales of a Shapman’s Apprentice -His book got turned into a movie called Amazon. -He was hired to star in Amazon. ***Books: -Medicine quest: In search of natures healing secants. -The killers within-The deadly rise of Drug- resistant bacteria River.jpg ***Awards: -Mark Plotkin received the Distinguished Explorer Award. ***Honors: -Impassioned spokes man for preservation of rain forests and Native American cultures. -Donald Dale Jackson put a piece about Plotkin in the Smithsonian magazine. ***Family: -Plotkin lived in Washington D.C. -He is married to a conservationist. -They had to kids, both girls. ***Beliefs: -Plotkin believes efforts should be made to pass on to future generations. ***Benefits to World: -Found cures to common illness -Found from the Tropical rain forest ***Challenges: -Marks biggest challenge was to convince and stop the governments from cutting down rain forest. ***Botany Knowledge: -Found more than 300 plants to cure colds. -The plants would cure common illnesses such as coughs, colds, skin disease, viruses, or diabetes. Book cover.jpg Medicine Quest.jpg The Distinguished Explorer Award Award.gif The Amazon River The river.jpg Works Cited Benanti, Linda L. “Nature of a Hero.” Harvard University Division of Continuing Education. 1999. Harvard University Division of Continuing Education. 7 May 2008 <http://www.dce.harvard.edu////.html>. “Mark Plotkin.” Scientists: The Lives and Works 150 Scientist. 1996. Roy Chapman Andrews Society. 2003-2006. 7 May 2008 <http://www.roychapmanandrewssociety.org/.html>. Skirble, Rosanne. “Hero of the Planet Combines Modern Science and Ancient Tribal Wisdom.” VOA News. 23 Jan. 2006. Hero of the Planet Combines Modern Science and Ancient Tribal Wisdom. 7 May 2008 <http://www.voanews.com///-01/-01-23-voa43.cfm?cfld=68204792&cftoken=51227171>. **Famous Quote: -Plotkin said this quote, “Look, I’m just a city boy whose father sold shoes, and now Indians hug me in the jungle.” Pictures Found /www.roychapmanandrewssociety.org /www.des.ucdavis.edu www.amazon.com http://www.britannica.com/bps/home http://news.mongabay.com