The Dancing Turtle : A Folktale from Brazil

by Pleasant Despain, David Boston (Illustrator)
Synopsis
When a hunter captures Turtle and takes her home for turtle stew, her only hope for escape is the hunter's children . . . and her own wit. Featuring watercolors radiant with foliage and wildlife, David Boston guides the reader through the dense and fertile Amazon rain forest in this folktale told throughout Latin America.
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Jaguar in the Rain Forest (A Just for a Day Book)

by Joanne Ryder, Michael Rothman (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Synopsis

Written in such a style as to make the young reader pretend as if he or she were the jaguar itself, a study of the great cat follows as it maneuvers, hunts, and survives in the rain forest, accompanied by vivid and powerful illustrations.
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Jaguar

by Helen Cowcher
Reading level: Ages 4-8
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Young readers are introduced to the concept of nature's delicate balance in the rain forest and are presented with facts about the many animals that live there, in a suspenseful, lavishly illustrated story.
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1 Day in the Tropical Rain Forest (Newbery Medal Winner Series, No 5)

by Jean Craighead George, Gary Allen (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Synopsis
When an impending plot threatens his rainforest home, a Venezuelan Indian boy desperately hopes to stop the imminent destruction and enlists the help of a visiting scientist.
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Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About Rainforests

by Kathy Ross, Sharon Lane Holm (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12

twenty different projects designed to appeal to crafters as well as to bug and rainforest fans. Straightforward, step-by-step instructions outline the unique crafts, including a currying Cockroachand a pider Monkey Mobile.However, each step is not always pictured in the accompanying illustrations. Brief, related facts are provided for each project.
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How Monkeys Make Chocolate : Foods and Medicines from the Rainforests

by Adrian Forsyth
Reading level: Ages 9-12
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Exploring the natural history of common and uncommon foods and medicines, an examination of the relationship between the rainforests and science explains why it is so important to learn about and preserve the rainforests.
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Nature's Green Umbrella

by Gail Gibbons
Reading level: Ages 4-8
A simple look at the tropical rain forests of the world includes a basic description of the rain-forest ecosystem, an explanation of the layers of plant and animal life, and a plea for protecting the endangered areas. Gibbons depicts the plants and animals in her characteristic watercolor and ink illustrations and frames each page with vines and flowers.
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A Walk in the Rainforest

by Kristin Joy Pratt (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Synopsis
A Walk in the Rainforest provides a colorful, stimulating way to learn about the exotic animals and plants of the rainforest. Presented in alphabet style format, each page consists of an original, full-color illustration, together with a paragraph of intriguing facts about the lifestyle and habitat of the plant or animal.
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The Most Beautiful Roof in the World : Exploring the Rainforest Canopy

by Kathryn Lasky, Christopher G. Knight (Photographer)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Synopsis
Follows the work of scientist Meg Lowman and her sons as they study the brilliant and vivid world of the rainforest canopy and its myriad of exotic creatures, including spider monkeys, bats, and vipers.
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Draw! Rainforest Animals

by D. C. Dubosque
Reading level: Ages 9-12
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Easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons show how to draw animals and their environment.
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Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest

by Madeleine Dunphy, Michael Rothman (Illustrator)
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The author of Here Is the Arctic Winter presents young readers with a cumulative, lyrical, lushly illustrated narrative about the intricate chain of life in Central and South American rain forests.
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Life in the Rainforest : Plants, Animals, and People (Discovery Readers)

by Melvin Berger, Gilda Berger (Contributor),
Geoffrey Brittingham (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Synopsis
This book explores the fascinating world of the tropical rainforest. From unusual insects and animals to the world's largest flowers, this educational text is filled with strange and wonderful discoveries.
Children will learn about the different kinds of plants, animals, and people who inhabit the rainforest.
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Rainforest Birds (Birds Up Close)

by Barbara Bedell (Illustrator), Bobbie D. Kalman
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Synopsis
Tropical jungles teem with life. From the familiar scarlet-plumed macaw to the lesser-known monkey-eating eagle, this colorful book introduces the unique and beautiful birds that live in the jungles of the world. Full color.
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At Home in the Rainforest

by Diane Willow, Laura Jacques (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
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From the tops of the tropical trees to the forest floor, readers can observe the inter-relationships of plants and animals which thrive at each level of the rain forest. Full color
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Exploring the Rain Forest : Science Activities for Kids

by Anthony D. Fredericks, Shawn Berlute-Shea (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
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Readers will learn about these amazing parts of the world. With practical, unique science activities focused on the rain forest, readers will be able to take a magical journey deep into the heart of the world's rain forests and learn firsthand about this incredible ecosystem. Full of hands-on activities, unbelievable facts, amazing discoveries, extraordinary adventures and fantastic experiments, this book makes any young person's journey into mthis mystical world all the more delightful.
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