Welcome to the Rain Forest

Welcome to the Rain Forest
Author: Honor Head
Publisher: Ruby Tuesday Books
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1911341960

What rain forest creature with a long, sticky tongue is feasting on a meal of termites? How does a capybara stay safe from giant anacondas and jaguars? Why are bats visiting the flowers that grow on kapok trees? And how are bromeliad flowers helpful to tiny rain forest frogs. Packed with facts, core-curriculum information, and fantastic photographs that support the text, this title takes readers on a mini safari through a rain forest. Like piecing together a jigsaw puzzle, readers will discover how the living things that make this habitat their home depend on each other and their environment for survival.

Rain Forests

Rain Forests
Author: Nancy Smiler Levinson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Rain forest ecology
ISBN: 9780823418992

Gorillas, parrots, hissing cockroaches, and iguanas make their homes in rain forests, as do thousands of other kinds of animals, birds, insects, and reptiles. There are also many trees and plants in each of the two types of rain forests (tropical and temperate). Filled with important facts, this book also uses beautiful, labeled illustrations to show life in rain forests from all over the world, such as Brazil, Costa Rica, and the Pacific Northwest of North America.Rain forests are a hot topic in the news, as the debate over global warming receives more and more coverage. The illustrations are abundant and informative, showing over 100 different life forms in rain forests, from the draco lizard to the round-eared bat to the cocoa tree.

A Rain Forest Food Chain

A Rain Forest Food Chain
Author: Donald Wojahn
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2009-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0761357203

Welcome to a South American rain forest! As you push your way through the thick, green jungle, you see, hear, and feel the wildlife. Howler monkeys screech overhead as they munch on leaves. Antbirds swoop by in search of tasty bugs. Day and night in the rain forest, the hunt is on to find food—and to avoid becoming someone else’s next meal. All living things are connected to one another in a food chain, from animal to animal, animal to plant, plant to insect, and insect to animal. What path will you take to follow the food chain through the rain forest? Will you ... Crouch in the shadows with a jaguar? Slither through the leaves with an anaconda? Lurk in the jungle night with a tarantula? Follow all three chains and many more on this who-eats-what adventure!

Life in the Treetops

Life in the Treetops
Author: Margaret D. Lowman
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780300084641

The tropical botanist shares the story of her adventues doing pioneering ecological research in forest canopies of Australia, Africa, Belize, and the United States.

Rain Forests Around the World: Read Along or Enhanced eBook

Rain Forests Around the World: Read Along or Enhanced eBook
Author: Mary Kate Bolinder
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2024-02-13
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1087688906

Explore rain forests around the world! This social studies book details the climates and biodiversity of Earth’s major rain forests. Find out how rain forests have changed through time, and learn how to protect and preserve these natural lands. This teacher-approved book offers students opportunities to learn more about diverse rain forests, including the history of indigenous peoples in rain forests around the world. The book covers the geography, history, and resources of 6 major rain forests in an easy-to-follow way. With a glossary and index, important discussion questions, and other useful features, this book brings the wonders of Earth’s rain forests to life for students.

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.

Rain Forests Around the World

Rain Forests Around the World
Author: Mary Kate Bolinder
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2024-02-13
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1087690218

Explore rain forests around the world! This social studies book details the climates and biodiversity of Earth’s major rain forests. Find out how rain forests have changed through time, and learn how to protect and preserve these natural lands. This teacher-approved book offers students opportunities to learn more about diverse rain forests, including the history of indigenous peoples in rain forests around the world. The book covers the geography, history, and resources of 6 major rain forests in an easy-to-follow way. With a glossary and index, important discussion questions, and other useful features, this book brings the wonders of Earth’s rain forests to life for students.

ABC Rainforest

ABC Rainforest
Author: American Museum American Museum of Natural History
Publisher: Amnh ABC Board Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781454917465

Offers an alphabet book with illustrations and facts about the rain forest and the plants and animals that live there for each letter of the alphabet, from the Amazon to zoochory, the scattering of seeds by animals.

Exploring Rain Forests

Exploring Rain Forests
Author: Anita Ganeri
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1432987798

"Join intrepid explorers Benjamin Blog and his inquisitive dog Barko Polo as they travel the globe exploring the world's most exciting habitats! This book looks at rainforests around the world such as those in the Amazon, West Africa and Sumatra, taking in a multitude of amazing animals, plants, and trees along the way."--

Your Rainforest Mind: A Guide to the Well-Being of Gifted Adults and Youth

Your Rainforest Mind: A Guide to the Well-Being of Gifted Adults and Youth
Author: Paula Prober
Publisher: Editeurs divers USA
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2016-06-20
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780692713105

Do you long to drive a Ferrari at top speed on the open road, but find yourself always stuck on the freeway during rush hour? Do you wonder how you can feel like "not enough" and "too much" at the same time? Like the rain forest, are you sometimes intense, multilayered, colorful, creative, overwhelming, highly sensitive, complex, and/or idealistic? And, like the rain forest, have you met too many chainsaws?Enter Paula Prober, M.S., M.Ed., who understands the diversity and complexity of minds like yours. In "Your Rainforest Mind: A Guide to the Well-Being of Gifted Youths and Adults," Paula explores the challenges faced by gifted adults of all ages. Through case studies and extensive research, Paula will help you tap into your inner creativity, find peace, and discover the limitless potential that comes with your Rainforest Mind.