Jungles & Rainforests Youth Reading   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Highly Recommended

Usborne Flashcard Spanish  •  Jo Litchfield
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2004 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 50 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A standard playing card-size deck of 50 nicely illustrated flashcards geared for younger children. Each card features a colorful illustration with the Spanish word on the reverse. Vocabulary includes numbers, colors, food, animals, and other basic vocabulary that will appeal to young children. (GEN203, $8.99)
  Usborne Flashcard Spanish
Eyewitness Jungle  •  Theresa Greenaway  •  Geoff Dann
NATURAL HISTORY •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 63 PAGES • FAMILY
Certainly the most eye-popping of the children's books on the rain forest, this book, jammed with color photographs, covers all manner of rain forest life. The concise text augments the pictures. Geared for children ages 9-12. (FST06, $16.99)
  Eyewitness Jungle
The Most Beautiful Roof in the World  •  Kathryn Lasky  •  Christopher Knight
NATURAL HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 48 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A tour of the rain forest canopy for children, illustrated with color photographs. The book follows a tropical botanist and her sons as she explores a rain forest in Belize, but it is appropriate for a trip to any Central American rain forest. For children ages 9 -12, who will especially like the ropes and other rigging used to climb in the rain forest canopy. (FST04, $9.00)
  The Most Beautiful Roof in the World
Flute's Journey  •  Lynne Cherry
NATURAL HISTORY •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 40 PAGES • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
The fully illustrated and warmly told story of a wood thrush who starts life in the woods of Maryland, and migrates across the Gulf of Mexico to the Monteverde Rain Forest in Costa Rica. Flute's struggles for survival demonstrate a variety of conservation issues for migrating birds. The handsome watercolor illustrations of birds and habitats in both North and Central America are terrific. Ages 4 to 8. (BST45, $17.00)
  Flute's Journey



Also Recommended

Sea Turtle Journey, The Story of a Loggerhead Turtle  •  Lorraine A. Jay  •  Katie Lee   • NATURAL HISTORY • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  The life story of a loggerhead turtle in full color illustrations, from the time it hatches on the beach to its sea journey and its travels back to the beach to hatch her own eggs. Intended for children ages 4-8, it includes a read-along audio cassette of the story. (BST48, $16.95)
 
 
The Forest in the Clouds  •  Sneed B. Collard III   • NATURAL HISTORY • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  This slim introduction to Monteverde for readers ages 6 to 8 features Michael Rothman's richly detailed paintings. (CRC34, $7.95)
 
 
 
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