The Great Kapok Tree

The Great Kapok Tree
Author: Lynne Cherry
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2000
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780152026141

The many different animals that live in a great Kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.

The Rainforest Grew All Around

The Rainforest Grew All Around
Author: Susan K. Mitchell
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780976882367

Children will delight in discovering the many plants and animals who call the rain forest home in a clever adaptation of the song The Green Grass Grows All Around.

The Most Beautiful Roof in the World

The Most Beautiful Roof in the World
Author: Kathryn Lasky
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1997
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780152008970

From Newbery Honor author Kathryn Lasky comes a fascinating journey through the rainforest canopy that's perfect for budding environmentalists.

The House on Maple Street

The House on Maple Street
Author: Bonnie Pryor
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1992-09-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0688120318

What would you see from your front porch if your neighborhood suddenly looked as it did three hundred years ago? When the two girls who live at 107 Maple Street discover an ancient arrowhead and a broken china cup, they begin to wonder.

The Forever Tree

The Forever Tree
Author: Tereasa Surratt
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2018-01-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0553523945

A fresh twist on Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree based on a real tree in Wisconsin that became something more, this is a timeless story about loss and renewal at home and in nature. "This is a true story about a Tree that grew from something more than water and sunshine. It grew from love." The animals and humans always knew their tree was special. The trunk was the best place to host championship bingo tournaments, and the branches were perfect for swinging in the shade! But when the tree gets sick, neighbors new and old will have to join forces if they have any chance of saving their treetop home. A touching tale based on the true story of one special tree, and the community that brought it back to life.

Flute's Journey

Flute's Journey
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1997
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780152928537

A young wood thrush makes his first migration from his nesting ground in Maryland to his winter home in Costa Rica and back again.

The Armadillo from Amarillo

The Armadillo from Amarillo
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1999-03-31
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780152019556

When an armadillo named Sasparillo wants to know where on earth he is, he leaves his home in San Antonio and travels north through the canyons and prairies of Texas. In Amarillo he meets an eagle and, with her help, finds the answer to his question--as well as lots of adventures.

Who Lives Here? Rain Forest Animals

Who Lives Here? Rain Forest Animals
Author: Deborah Hodge
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2008-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1554530415

Illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the animals that live in a rain forest.

The Umbrella

The Umbrella
Author: Jan Brett
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2011-02-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399255400

Jan Brett's New York Times bestselling picture book The Umbrella has all the rollicking fun of the woodland animals that crowd into a mitten in the snow in The Mitten. Only this time it's in a lush cloud forest as one by one, tree frog, toucan, kinkajou, baby tapir, quetzal, monkey, and jaguar crowd into an open, upside down banana umbrella until a tiny hummingbird lands and they all fall out. A shortened text for toddlers and simple Spanish phrases like "Hola!" add to the fun of reading aloud this lively board book.