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Books with title Rain Forest Life

  • Rain Forests

    Donna Latham

    Paperback (Nomad Press, Sept. 1, 2011)
    Investigating a variety of biomes and today’s natural and human threats to their preservation, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions influence the planet's health. Four distinct environments are explored in detail, showcasing the assortment of plants and animals that inhabit these outdoor communities as well as how they have adapted to their surroundings. Offering fascinating facts on each ecosystem along with vocabulary-building sidebars, these guides show budding scientists how they can contribute towards ongoing conservation efforts. Showcasing one of the environment’s most valuable biomes, this overview centers on the planet’s rain forests, reviewing the greenhouse gases and the accelerating extinction of species that jeopardize this vital ecosystem’s future.
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  • Life in a Rain Forest

    Carol K. Lindeen, Carol Ji In Lugtu

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2003)
    Text and photographs introduce the rain forest biome, including the environment, plants, and animals such as snakes, tree frogs, and apes.
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  • Life in a Rain Forest

    Anne Welsbacher

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, March 1, 2003)
    Describes the ecosystems of the rain forests of Hawaii, how human activities have affected these forests, and what is being done to protect them.
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  • Rain Forest

    Jinny Johnson, Naklini Nadkarni

    Spiral-bound (Kingfisher, Sept. 15, 2006)
    Follow the rain-forest expert Nalini Nadkarni as she climbs through layers of foliage, from the dark forest floor to the misty cloud canopy that teems with life. Visit the world's most amazing habitat to see its huge variety of flora and fauna, from anteaters to pitcher plants, from piranhas to bromeliads. Readers open the panoramic gatefold to see which spectacular creatures live in each of the rain forest's layers, then turn the acetates to reveal how the ancient Mayans worshipped at the jungle Temple of the Jaguar in 700 B.C. The journey ends in the giddy heights of the uppermost treetops, where few scientists dare to explore.
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  • Rain, Rain, Rain Forest

    Brenda Z. Guiberson, Steve Jenkins

    Hardcover (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), April 1, 2004)
    Splitter, splat, splash! While they sleep, the forest fills with the sounds of the night creatures. Sloop! A silky anteater slurps up thousands of ants. Flap flap! A bat bites a fig. Hssss. A snake thrusts its tongue to taste the air. The air carries the taste of mouse. Everywhere night creatures with huge bright eyes slither and slurp through the darkness.Come explore the rain forest! A downpour wakes the creatures of the rain forest. Howler monkeys roar and drink the water that drips from nearby leaves. Birds with rainbow beaks fly in search of shelter. A poison dart frog finds a tiny pool where her tadpoles can grow. In a place that gets twenty feet of rain a year, it is a way of life. Vibrant, colorful collages and an inviting text take young readers on an exhilarating tour of the tropical rain forest.
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  • Forest Life

    Barbara Taylor

    Hardcover (DK CHILDREN, March 15, 1993)
    Discusses the plants and animals that live in forests, including the weasel, giant wood wasp, and slippery jack mushroom
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  • Rain Forest

    Helen Cowcher

    Paperback (Scholastic Book Services, Aug. 16, 1988)
    From the tapirs roaming its cool floor to the Blue Morpho butterflies fluttering in its canopy, the rain forest is a peaceful place until man's machines endanger its existence and threaten its lush beauty.
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  • Life in the Rain Forest

    Sarah Levete

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Feb. 1, 2011)
    Presents a variety of plants and animals that live in the rain forest and describes the threat that logging represents to its continued existence.
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  • Rain Forest

    Elinor Greenwood

    Paperback (Dk, Aug. 16, 2001)
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  • Life in a Tropical Rain Forest

    Kari Schuetz

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Jan. 1, 2016)
    Scientists believe more than half of Earths plants and animals reside in tropical rain forests. Many species have yet to be discovered! These wet, humid forests are found near the equator, where its warm year-round. Discover the importance of tropical rain forests in this fun title for exploring minds.
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  • Rain Forests

    Nancy Smiler Levinson, Diane Dawson Hearn

    Hardcover (Holiday House, Jan. 31, 2008)
    Filled with important facts, an easy-to-read title uses clear, simple prose and vivid, color-drenched illustrations to teach beginning readers about rain forests from all over the world. By the creators of North Pole, South Pole. 10,000 first printing.
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  • Rain Forest

    Scholastic

    Paperback (Scholastic Reference, Jan. 1, 2008)
    The next wave of titles in the relaunch of the popular First Discovery series. Big, colorful illustrations and simple, direct text show kids the wonders of the rain forest.Scholastic First Discovery: The Rain Forest, with its fresh cover design, kid-friendly paperback format, and larger trim size, offers young readers and easy-to-use, easy-to-understand introduction to this exciting ecosystem. Full-color, highlighted illustrations are accompanied by brief, simple text full of fun facts. Four transparent acetate pages in this title add a fun visual kick.
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