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Publisher
MagicPlay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Australia is the world's largest island and smallest continent. It is an exotic and intriguing land shaped by it's isolation from all other lands. With thousands of miles of red desert sand dunes that characterize its famous Outback and lush coastal rainforests rich in unique wildlife, Australia is a place of extremes. Go on a breathtaking journey back in time to witness the birth and evolution of a mysterious land that harbors remnants of Earth's...
43) Jaguar
Author
Series
Jacob Lansa volume 2
Publisher
Hyperion Paperbacks for Children
Pub. Date
[1998?], c1997
Language
English
Description
While accompanying his father on an expedition up the Amazon River to a jaguar preserve in Brazil, fourteen-year-old Jacob must contend with dangerous animals and fortune hunters.
Author
Series
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
High in the canopy of the rain forest, a sloth spends her days and nights, camouflaged from predators. She moves very little. You might not spot her because she has a secret life. Follow her as she swims and climbs, looks for food, escapes a harpy eagle, and gives birth to her son ... caring for him until the day when she will leave him to live a secret life of his own.
46) Happy sloth day!
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Take a sloth's-eye view of the world in this beautiful and informative photographic picture book. Young readers will see where sloths live, what they eat, how they hide from predators, and much more. They'll learn about the creatures that interact with and depend on sloths in the interconnected and fragile tropical forest ecosystem"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The rainforest habitat is incredibly diverse so diverse that scientists are discovering new species of plants and animals all the time! In this book, readers journey deep into the rainforest with many kinds of scientists and learn about what they study, their methods, and recent discoveries. Full-color photographs show researchers and their tools and technology up close, from sun-protective gear to infrared cameras. The main content also touches on...
Author
Series
Secret explorers volume 5
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The Secret Explorers head to the Borneo rainforest on a mission to rescue a lost baby orangutan. Along the way, they learn about threats to the rainforest--especially from greedy plantation owners to want to cut down the rainforest to expand palm oil production.
50) Slave old man
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The reader is invited to blaze a trail through this forest of symbols. The last chapter will shed light on the profound meaning of the fable. But the point is less to capture than to be captivated by the energy, the luxuriance, and the playful solemnity of writing that masterfully melds French, Creole, and yet other voices as well."--L'Express.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Enjoying days spent with animal friends near her home in the Amazon, young Zonia wonders what to do on a day when the rainforest calls out to her for help, in a lushly illustrated story that is complemented by back matter about the Asháninka community.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eight-year-old Jack, his seven-year-old sister, Annie, and Peanut the mouse ride in a tree house to the Amazon rain forests, where they encounter giant ants, flesh-eating piranhas, hungry crocodiles, and wild jaguars.
53) The Amazon
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
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 --
54) The little book of animals of the rainforest: a guide to life in Eatrth's most diverse ecosystem
Author
Publisher
Bushel & Peck Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
From floor to canopy, the rainforest is home to some of the world's most fascinating birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. Now, in the Little Book of Rainforest Animals, part of My Little Library of Natural History, kids can meet them all! They'll learn interesting details about their behavior, diet, and, most importantly, their place in the rainforest ecosystem. Gorgeous vintage illustrations by some of the world's most enduring nature...
55) Wolf Island
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"This nonfiction picture book is illustrated with stunning wildlife photographs and tells the story of a lone wolf who swims to an island in the Great Bear Rainforest."--
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Brian, ten-year-old Wren, and their father, Doc Wilde, risk their lives in a South American rainforest as they seek the eldest member of their famous family of adventurers, Grandpa, amidst a throng of alien frogs.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait—the bestselling author of River of the Gods brings us the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.
“A rich, dramatic tale that ranges from the personal to the literally earth-shaking.” —The New York Times
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“A rich, dramatic tale that ranges from the personal to the literally earth-shaking.” —The New York Times
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Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Thea Stilton volume 32
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The Thea Sisters are off to save the rainforest in Malaysia!
"The Thea Sisters are heading to Malaysia. Their freinds, Latifah and Ramlee are writing a travel guide and have asked the sisters to help them research. They are stopping at all the best sites, eating all the best foods, and seeing the most amazing animals, especially in the rainforest. While exploring, they learn about a plan to cut down the trees in the forest, and Ramlee and their guide...
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