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Author
Publisher
Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd
Language
English
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Description
What rain forest creature with a long, sticky tongue is feasting on a meal of termites? How does a capybara stay safe from giant anacondas and jaguars? Why are bats visiting the flowers that grow on kapok trees? And how are bromeliad flowers helpful to tiny rain forest frogs. Packed with facts, core-curriculum information, and fantastic photographs that support the text, this title takes readers on a mini safari through a rain forest. Like piecing...
3) Forests
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"What are forests? What kinds of animals and plants live in forests? Why are forests important?"--p. [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Let trees teach you everything from how to branch out to how to stay rooted in this delightful blend of nonfiction and inspirational humor by author-illustrator Philip Bunting! What could we clever humans ever learn from trees? Find out when you take a stroll through the woods and learn a few life lessons from our foliaged friends in this truly special book filled with graphic illustrations.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Edition
First US edition.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Conversational prose and photorealistic black-and-white artwork-punctuated by four jaw-dropping full-color spreads-evoke the whir of cicadas and the low call of a pheasant. Pages fill with ants and elephants, leopards and hornbills, gibbons and bats, as animals spread and fertilize seeds to help maintain a magnificent old-growth forest. Every living thing in the rain forest is interconnected, and a dazzling full-color index guide...
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Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Language
English
Description
Discusses the temperate forest ecosystem and the role of the gray wolf in helping to maintain it, describing the wolf's place on the food chain and what would happen to the temperate forest if the gray wolf were to become extinct.
13) Forest biome
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids
Language
English
Description
Readers will learn about the three major forest biomes, which are temperate, boreal, and rain forests. The text will focus on the climate, plants, and animals that are found in forests around the world. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
14) Rain forest
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Language
English
Description
Open your eyes to a world of discovery. Prowl through the undergrowth and meet the amazing creatures that lurk there. Favorite animals such as tigers, snakes, and chimpanzees rub shoulders with marmosets, katydids, and sloths, and every animal is shown in its correct layer of the forest. Dramatic, atmospheric photography provides a wealth of visual information. Packed with facts and written in an accessible style, Eye Wonders are the perfect educational...
15) In the forest
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Language
English
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Description
"In this easy reader, kids will have fun seeing photographs and reading about the animals that live in the forest, the plants that grow there, the rivers that flow through them and much more."
16) Forests
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Series
Publisher
Ivy Kids, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Language
English
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Description
"Do you want to make a difference and help change the world? If the answer's yes then this book is for you! Turn the pages and discover everything you need to know about deforestation and the ways we can tackle it. From scientists and conservationists helping to protect forest creatures, to tech inventions like robot tree-planters, this book helps children aged 8 and up to discover the incredible solutions to deforestation that are being worked on...
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids
Edition
Young reader's edition.
Language
English
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Description
A global advocate for forests and our relationship with trees shares the mysteries and magic of the forest in language kids can understand. Includes quizzes and hands-on activities.
"With his groundbreaking, internationally bestselling book The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben established himself as a global advocate for forests and our relationship with trees. Now, Peter shares his famous imagination and storytelling style with children, asking...
20) Rainforests
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Language
English
Description
Discusses rain forests and the plants, animals, and people that live there, why they're disappearing and how to save them.
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