Books with title Tropical Rainforests

Join Sal, Kim, and the rest of the Espresso team as they explore the rainforest: one of the world’s richest habitats for plants, insects, birds, and animals. From the creatures of the rainforest to secluded human tribes, and from environmental benefits to threats from human activities, find out everything there is to know. Designed to get children speaking, thinking, investigating, writing, and making things, this book is an absolute treat. Inside, children can take quick quizzes, make rainforest crafts, do scientific investigations, and much more. Espresso Ideas Box is a series of nonfiction books produced in association with Espresso Education, the leading digital curriculum service in the UK, used in more than 10,000 primary schools. Topics are engagingly introduced by the Espresso characters, who also give instructions for creative activities and pose quiz questions.

Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.

The incredible world of the rainforest is waiting to be explored in this exciting book. Weird plants, reptiles, birds, mammals and minibeasts are all investigated inside. Discover what they do, what they eat, how they live and what life is like in a rainforest habitat. A detailed fact file containing measurements, statistics and environmental issues will help you discover and learn about these unique forests.There are four titles in the series Visual Explorers. High-impact books with incredible information about the world around us. Perfect for KS2 and children aged 7+ with an interest in natural phenomenon and natural history.

Did you know that the world's largest flower can be found in rainforests? Millions of different plants and animals live in the Amazon Rainforest. Discover more intriguing facts about this ecosystem in Rainforests. Each World Languages title includes access to ten eBooks in ten languages! Our language toggle bar allows you to easily switch between English, Arabic, French, German, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, and Tagalog with a simple click. The full audio feature allows readers to listen to the text in their own language as they flip through the book. World Languages works on all platforms, including standard desktops, tablets, and SMART Boards.

Can you imagine living and working in a rainforest? It's the reality for some scientists, who inhabit laboratories hidden deep in jungles around the world. Research on the Edge - Rainforest Lab is a gripping look at the daily lives of these scientists, and the vital research they carry out in extreme conditions. Discover the difficulties of setting up a rainforest lab and the challenges of supplying equipment and necessities to the workers. Children can read about the conditions scientists live in, from where they sleep to how they get into the rainforest canopy, and some of the dangerous animals and plants they must avoid. Explore how research conducted in rainforests can help with conservation, increase our understanding of climate change, and expand our knowledge of medicines, biodiversity and habitats. It can reveal untapped resources, and unknown eco-systems. Learn about the incredible technology that enables the scientists to live and work in dangerous conditions and the transport they use to travel around the rainforests. See how they attempt to live with as little impact on their environment as possible. Discover how scientists manage their data, and publish it in journals around the world, and see how their findings can affect the way we do things in our everyday lives. Find out about the international science community ­- where and why cutting-edge research is carried out, how it is paid for, and who owns the results. Research on the Edge - Rainforest Lab is ideal for children age 9+, for geography and science projects, or simply as a great leisure read. Rainforests are not the only places where scientists work in extreme conditions. Try reading about the Ocean Lab, the Space Lab and the Polar Lab.

Read about where in the world rainforests are located, what scientists have discovered about the rainforest, the animals and people that live there and the issues they face, debate the importance of rainforests to local people and loggers, make a rainforest recipe, learn about how rainforests are disappearing and find out what conservationists are doing about this.