One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest

One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest
Author: Jean Craighead George
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 82
Release: 1995-09-29
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0064420167

Today is doomsday for a young Venezuelan Indian boy's beloved rain forest and its animal life—unless he and a visiting naturalist can save it. "George makes drama large and small out of the minute-by-minute events in an ecosystem . . . gripping ecological theater." —C. "An example of nonfiction writing at its best." —SLJ. Notable 1990 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1990 (NSTA/CBC)

Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest

Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest
Author: Madeleine Dunphy
Publisher: Web of Life Children's Book
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2012-10-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 098833030X

Lyrical words and lush, naturalistic paintings introduce children to the tropical rain forest and the animals that live within its wet, green world. From swinging monkeys and upside-down-hanging sloths to graceful caimans and stalking jaguars, Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest envelops young readers in a stunning jungle while teaching them an important lesson about the ecosystem. Madeleine Dunphy’s rhythmical, cumulative text shows how each plant and animal of the rain forest is inextricably linked with the others in a chain of life. Michael Rothman’s deeply hued and shadowed paintings brilliantly evoke this singular environment.

Explore the Tropical Rain Forest

Explore the Tropical Rain Forest
Author: Linda Tagliaferro
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780736864077

Discusses the plants, animals, and characteristics of the tropical rain forest biome.

Tropical Rain Forests

Tropical Rain Forests
Author: Peter Benoit
Publisher: Scholastic
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Rain forest ecology
ISBN: 9780531205549

How much rain does a tropical rain forest receive each year? At least 100 inches (254 centimeters) of rain fall each year They're called rain forests for a reason! Inside, You'll Find: How rain forests are important to the health of the entire planet; Maps, a timeline, photos-and peoples who live in or near rain forests; Surprising TRUE facts that will shock and amaze you! Book jacket.

The Food Web of a Tropical Rain Forest

The Food Web of a Tropical Rain Forest
Author: Douglas P. Reagan
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 640
Release: 1996-09
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780226705996

Preface 1: The Rain Forest Setting Robert B. Waide, Douglas P. Reagan. 2: Plants: The Food Base William T. Lawrence, Jr 3: Microorganisms D. Jean Lodge 4: Termites Elizabeth A. McMahan 5: Litter Invertebrates William J. Pfeiffer 6: Arboreal Invertebrates Rosser W. Garrison, Michael R. Willig. 7: Arboreal Arachnids William J. Pfeiffer 8: Amphibians Margaret M. Stewart, Lawrence L. Woolbright. 9: Anoline Lizards Douglas P. Reagan 10: Nonanoline Reptiles Richard Thomas, Ava Gaa Kessler. 11: Birds Robert B. Waide 12: Mammals Michael R. Willig, Michael R. Gannon. 13: The Stream Community Alan P. Covich, William H. McDowell. 14: The Community Food Web: Major Properties and Patterns of Organization Douglas P. Reagan, Gerardo R. Camilo, Robert B. Waide. Glossary Contributors Bibliography Index Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Tropical Nature

Tropical Nature
Author: Adrian Forsyth
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2011-05-24
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1439144745

Seventeen marvelous essays introducing the habitats, ecology, plants, and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. A lively, lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its seventeen marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants, and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. Includes a lengthy appendix of practical advice for the tropical traveler.

Tropical Rainforests

Tropical Rainforests
Author: Seymour Simon
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2010-08-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0061142530

Tropical rainforests are home to brilliantly colored birds and spider monkeys that swing like acrobats. Here, tiny tadpoles, lizards, and crabs live in sky-high penthouse mini-ponds formed in the leaves of rootless plants. The understory and forest floor swarm with insects, worms, frogs, toads, and millions of marching army ants. But beware! There are poisonous butterflies, frogs, and insects; venomous snakes; and plants that can paralyze. Now, you can enter this wild world! Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon has teamed up with the Smithsonian Institution to take you on an exotic, full-color photographic adventure.

One Day in the Prairie

One Day in the Prairie
Author: Jean Craighead George
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 65
Release: 1996-04-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0064420396

Henry Rush is spending the day at the Prairie Wildlife Refuge, determined to photograph a prairie dog doing a back flip. But while he whatches and waites at the edge of prairie dog town, he fails to notice the electricity humming through the air. Or the buffalo aniously pawing the ground. Or the purple-blue cloud building over the prairie grass. A tornado is forming to the west . And when the dark funnel touches down, it will wipe out everything in it's path...

Where Dwarfs Reign

Where Dwarfs Reign
Author: Kathryn Robinson
Publisher: La Editorial, UPR
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780847702558

Beelden van de dieren- en plantenwereld van het tropische regenwoud in Puerto Rico.

One Day in the Woods

One Day in the Woods
Author: Jean Craighead George
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1995-09-29
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0064420175

‘An intrepid explorer, young Rebecca ventures into the forest in search of an ovenbird, a warbler reputed to be the wizard of the woods. Readers follow Rebecca’s progress through the day discovering the secrets of the spring foliage and learning much about the temperate forest and its inhabitants.’ —BL.