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 WorthHudak, Heather C.
Summary: "This engaging title introduces readers to one of the richest biomes in the world-the rain forest. A special section on this habitat under threat helps readers use their mapping skills to research endangered rainforest animals."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.34 HUDKratt, Chris
Summary: The Kratt brothers travel the world and go on an exciting adventure where they encounter animals of the rainforests.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Hand, Carol
Summary: Bringing Back Our Tropical Forests explains why tropical forests are at risk and how people are combating deforestation, encouraging sustainable agricultural practices, and preserving tropical forests. This title also explores the science behind tropical peatland forests and the layers of a rain forest. Features include a cause-and-effect flow chart, a glossary, references, websites, source...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Greenaway, 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 GibbonsHudak, Heather C.
Summary: An introduction to the ecosystem of a rain forest ecology, discussing what types of animals live in a rain forest and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wonder Books, an imprint of The Child's World 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.34 HUDArlon, Penelope.
Summary: Introduces the rain forest, and describes the different types of plants, animals, and people that live there.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.34 ARLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.34 ArlRichardson, 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 RICWebb, Kinari
Summary: "A "magnificent, empowering" (Bill McKibben) memoir about a woman spearheading a global initiative to heal the world's rainforests and the communities who depend on them. When Kinari Webb first traveled to Indonesian Borneo at 21 to study orangutans, she was both awestruck by the beauty of her surroundings and heartbroken by the rainforest destruction she witnessed. As she got to know the local...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2021
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Summary: Readers will learn how scientists use camera-trap technology to study woolly monkeys in the Manu Biosphere Reserve. These camera traps helped scientists discover information about the woolly monkeys' diet, behavior, and habitat. Known as the rainforest's gardeners, their activities and behaviors are essential to the survival of the trees and animals in the rainforest. Scientists must learn more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.8 MARFrancis, Sangma
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 WHEWollard, Kathy
Summary: "Dense and humid and filled with secrets, the rain forest is home to more than half the world's plants and animals. Using unique Photicular technology, Jungle parts the mysterious veil of this sun-dappled land and reveals--in fluid 3-D motion--the living exuberance within. Watch a tarantula scuttle across the forest floor. A dancing whipsnake flick its tongue. A Bengal tiger on the prowl, and a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577 KAIMeister, Cari
Summary: "A child goes on a rain forest adventure and meets several different species of monkeys"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amicus Illustrated 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC MEIMillard, Candice.
Summary: The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing 1914 exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth, a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.1 MilCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Survival MillardJackson, Tom
Summary: Introduces the Amazon River and the rain forest that surrounds it, describing their physical characteristics and the plants and animals that live there, and discusses its people, their history, economic and social conditions, and other details --
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 981.1 JACLassieur, Allison
Summary: "Can you survive being trapped in a rain forest? Imagine a run-in with a poison dart frog in the Amazon Rain Forest, a chimpanzee in the African Congo, or a clouded leopard in the jungles of Southeast Asia. How far would you be willing to go to save your own life? Would it work? Flip through these pages to find out! What would you do in a life-or-death situation out in the wilderness? Now's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Pratt, Kristin Joy.
Summary: Discusses the tropical rain forests of the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DAWN Publications 1992
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.34 PRAMorris, Ting
Summary: Provides step-by-step instructions for constructing different musical instruments using craft techniques and readily available materials.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sea-to-Sea Publications 2007