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Rain Forests
Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne, Sal Murdocca
Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Sept. 25, 2001)The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. Track the facts with Jack and Annie!! When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #5: Afternoon on the Amazon, they had lots of questions. How much rain falls in a rain forest? What is the world's heaviest insect? What the heck is a sausage tree? Why is it important to preserve the world's rain forests? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet common core text pairing needs. Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures Have more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com!
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Forests
Cynthia Klingel
language (Wonder Books, Jan. 1, 2014)A phonics-based nonfiction book for level-two beginning readers, providing information about some of the plants and animals that live in the forest. Includes an index and a list of books and Web sites for further study.
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Rain Forests
Greg Reid
Library Binding (Chelsea Clubhouse, Jan. 1, 2004)Introduces rain forests, the plants and animals that live there, types of rain forests, rain forest layers, rain forest peoples, natural resources, threats to the rain forest environment, and preservation efforts.
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Forests
Roger Tory Peterson Institute, John Kricher
Paperback (Houghton Mifflin, Oct. 1, 1983)Learning about nature has never been so much fun -- or so easy. Anyone, young or old, who can hold a pencil, brush, or crayon can quickly learn to identify nature with these coloring books based on the famous Peterson Field Guides. Once you have actually identified and colored an image, its filed marks will be engraved in your memory.
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Forests
Yvonne Franklin
eBook (Teacher Created Materials, Sept. 7, 2009)A forest is unlike any other biome on Earth. There are many life cycles found within a forest. Learn about the energy pyramid that explains the numbers of forest plants and animals. Learn about threats to these lively forests and how they thrive and survive!
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Forests
Andrea Rivera
Library Binding (Abdo Zoom, Dec. 15, 2017)This title focuses on forest habitats and gives information related to science, technology, art, and math concepts. The title is complete with beautiful and colorful photographs, simple text, and a database for added activities. Launch is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.
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Forests
Claire Llewellyn
Paperback (Raintree, Aug. 1, 2012)This book explores forest habitats around the world, looking at the plants and animals that live there, and the adaptations that help them to survive. Food webs, maps, and photos help bring the topic to life. Threats to forest habitats are also covered, as well as efforts to preserve them.
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Kelp Forests
Judith Connor, Charles Baxter
Paperback (Monterey Bay Aquarium, Feb. 1, 1990)Golden kelp forests shelter a rich community of living creatures. In these beautifully illustrated pages, youll discover underwater forests that nourish and protect sea life in every nook and cranny, from swaying canopies to hideouts in the holdfasts. As giant kelp stretches upward, it spreads its canopy of golden blades across the waters surface. Shafts of sunlight penetrate this spots to highlight bright sea stars in the red seaweeds. And rainbow-colored snails crawl up the kelp, while fishes hang motionless in this undersea jungle. Monterey Bay Aquariums Natural History Series brings you closer to the living marine and coastal communities of the nations largest marine sanctuary, where youll come face to face with some of the more interesting residents. Produced by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Press, these books will stimulate your curiosity and understanding of the natural world. from chapter 1: "Scramble along the rocky shore at low tide and crouch down in a respectful bow to slippery rocks and seaweeds. Reach out and touch the tangle of nearshore kelps: tough cabbage heads, slick leathery neckties and feathery boas. Out beyond the pounding surf, you can see the canopies of the elegant deep water kelps. Isolated floats of bull kelp bob in the surge like the heads of swimming otters. Stretching upward from the deeper rocks, a snarl of giant kelp spreads fronds across the waters surface."
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Woods & Forests
John Norris Wood, Maggie Silver
Hardcover (Reading's Fun Ltd, Jan. 1, 1997)Deep in the world's woods and forests live some of our planet's most fascinating animals. Many of them are hidden in the glorious full-color woodland scenes in this book. Open the fold-out pages to find (and find out about) some of nature's strangest and most wonderful creatures.
