Huddleston, Emma
Summary: Explore the rain forest's layers from the airy branches of the emergent layer to the dense underbrush of the forest floor. Learn about the animals that dwell there, the different plant life that thrives, and more. Additional features include a diagram labeling each of the layers, Fast Facts, a phonetic glossary, an index, an introduction to the author, and further sources for learning.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J557.34 HUDWorth, Bonnie.
Summary: In rhyming text, the Cat in the Hat introduces the tropical rainforest and the ways in which its plants and animals interact.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 577.34 WorthGreenaway, Theresa
Summary: "Discover life in the tropical rain forest--from exotic birds to millions of species of insects."--Cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.34 GREYolen, Jane.
Summary: Describes the tropical rainforest and the life found there.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam 1993
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 574.5 YOLGibbons, Gail.
Summary: Describes the climatic conditions of the rain forest as well as the different layers of plants and animals that comprise the ecosystem.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow Junior Books 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Nature GibbonsMiller, Debbie S.
Summary: An introduction to trees that compares parts of a tree to parts of the human body, with illustrations and brief descriptions of trees found around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Nature MillerRichardson, Adele
Summary: This book discusses the plants, animals, and climate of rain forest ecosystems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 578.7 RICSilver, Donald M.
Summary: Explains how to investigate the plant and animal life found in a small section of the woods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scientific American Books for Young Readers 1995
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Summary: "What makes an oak tree an oak tree and what makes a squirrel a squirrel? In Squirrel's Family Tree, things aren't always what they seem. As squirrel searches for, finds, and hides her acorn treasures beneath the shadows of the great oak trees in the forest, little does she know the role she plays in creating the very environment she forages in."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FERParry, Rosanne
Summary: "An exploration of the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone Park, and the positive cascade effect they caused on its environment and surroundings"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.773 PARAspen-Baxter, Linda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: AVp2s by Weigl 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.34 ASPChevallier, Chiara.
Summary: Details the parts and inner lives of trees and all the organisms that live within them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 1999
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Summary: "Beginning with a tiny trickle high in the mountains, smaller streams join until they form the world's largest river. Crossing a continent, it winds through lush rainforest until it meets the ocean. From snapping piranha fish to the giant anaconda, this mighty waterway is home to planet Earth's most incredible ecosystem"--Back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flying Eye Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Oversize, Call number: J 981 FRAFabiny, Sarah
Summary: "Without risking life or limb, readers can explore the wonders and beauty of the Amazon in this Where Is ...? title. Human beings have inhabited the banks of the Amazon River since 13,000 BC and yet they make up just a small percentage of the 'population' of this geographic wonderland. The Amazon River basin teems with life--animal and plant alike. It's a rainforest that is home to an estimated...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHESummary: This 2016 follow-up to the 2006 documentary mini-series "Planet Earth" examines the natural features and wildlife found in various parts of the world, each of the six episodes corresponding to a different category of natural or man-made terrain (e.g., island, mountain, jungle, urban area, etc.).
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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3 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PLAChevallier, Chiara.
Summary: Details the parts and inner lives of trees and all the organisms that live within them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 1999
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: 582.16 LE 2 CHEKimmerer, Robin Wall
Summary: "Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering moss is a mix of science and personal reflection that invites readers to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses. In this series of linked personal essays, Robin Kimmerer leads general readers and scientists alike to an understanding of how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2003
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Summary: An illustrated introduction to trees and woodlands with information on how to identify the bark and the leaves, the many ways that animals use trees, and how to read the individual history that shapes every tree.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bradbury Press 1991
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 582.16 ArnSummary: Completing the Planet Earth trilogy, Planet Earth III explores the greatest habitats on our planet and the extraordinary animals that live in them. Filled with wonder and insight, Planet Earth III celebrates places and animals beyond our imagination. From the depths of the ocean to the most remote jungle, discover the planet's last great wild places and the astonishing strategies animals have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC PLASummary: Life in the extreme. In a fragile world of beauty and hostility, nature finds a way to survive and thrive. Sir David Attenborough explores a planet on the brink of major change.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Earth 2023
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE FROSummary: Peruvian leaders will stop at nothing to keep their respective goals intact. President Alan Garcia begins aggressively extracting oil, minerals, and gas from untouched indigenous Amazonian land. He is quickly met with fierce opposition from the indigenous leader Alberto Pizango. Alberto's passionate speeches against Garcia prove a powerful rallying cry from those of his supporters. When Garcia...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WHEMarchand, Peter J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of New England 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 574.542 MARSummary: Travel back in time, from the Arctic Ocean to Pacific tide pools, with a pioneering group of scientists who make surprising discoveries that transform human understanding of nature and ecology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SERLoewer, H. Peter.
Summary: Examines the many different microscopic organisms that exist in pond water and describes how they function and their role in nature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Reader 1996