Explorers Wanted to: trek through lion country... learn to scuba dive... uncover lost rainforest cities... and much more! Each book in this exciting new series challenges readers to an expedition into the unknown and is crammed with practical survival advice, real-life explorers' stories, fascinating natural history facts, and the author's own expedition sketches. Bringing to young readers the …
A cross curricular approach to helping children to discover science of the world and rainforests through easy to accomplish activities and reinforcing non-fiction information.
Two new books on indigenous peoples and conservation have been added to naturalist Michael Chinery's exciting series Secrets of the Rainforest. Each colorful book shows us the wonderful array of plants and animals that live in the lush wildernesses of the world's tropical rainforests. Acting as the earth's lungs, the rainforests are of vital importance to the planet and to the many indigenous p…
Features an adventurous journey through the most magical place on earth. This work explores the whole of the forest, from its floor up to the canopy and beyond. It captures the tropical rainforests, which are the home of millions of strange and beautiful plants and animals. It contains wildlife photography.
An interactive, narrative tone invites readers to walk through America's biomes in this exquisitely illustrated series by award-winning science author Rebecca L. Johnson. Vividly colored photographs bring readers face to face with animals and plants, while realistic line drawings create the sense of a nature hike in progress. Supports the national science education standards Unifying Concepts a…
In Does It Always Rain in the Rain Fores? you will find the answers to more than 75 questions about tropical rain forests. Become an expert on everything from Brazil nut trees and giant vines to hummingbirds and anteaters. Learn amazing facts that will shock your family and friends! There are hundreds of facts to collect, plus colorful illustrations that give you a glimpse of what life is like …
With an area of more than 2 million square miles (5.2 million square kilometers), the Amazon rain forest in South America is the largest rain forest in the world. It is so large that it covers an area equal to about half of the United States.
Bajho has an ocelot for a pet, magic in his voice, and a heart as big as the rain forest. And Bajho can tell a story. His tales stir the forest to unparalleled growth, giving his tribe a home of indescribable beauty. Bajho's job is done and off he goes to the big cities of the world to seek his fortune. But when Buck Sharpsaw makes a deal to buy the forest and cut it down, Bajho returns home an…
A modern fable with an urgent message for young environmentalists. Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate this gorgeous picture book about a man who exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant kapok tree. While he sleeps, the forest’s residents, including a child from the Yanomamo tribe, whisper in his ear about the importance of trees and how …
I, Geronimo Stilton, was off to the wildest part of Brazil -- the Amazon jungle! I ended up on a hunt for an rare crystal treasure, which was stolen from a native tribe in the heart of the forest. I'd encounter alligators, snakes, piranhas, and other dangers on my way. Holey cheese! What an adventure!