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TAMBOPATA RESEARCH CENTER EXPERIENCE
For Kids
Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest
• Madeleine Dunphy
• Michael Rothman
FIELD GUIDE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
From swinging monkeys and hanging sloths to graceful caimans and stalking jaguars, Dunphy presents the whole rainforest web of life in simple rhymes, with Rothman's deeply hued illustrations.
(AMZ99, $9.95) |
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One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest
• Jean Craighead George
NATURAL HISTORY •
1995 •
PAPER
• 66 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
The Newbery Medal-winning author of "Julie of the Wolves" goes south for this brief and gripping nonfiction portrait of the Amazon. It's a race against time, as Dr. Rivero and his young native guide save the rain forest from a lumber company. In the course of their search for a prize butterfly, they encounter sloths, army ants and birds -- all vividly described. A slim chapter book geared for children about age eight.
(FST08, $4.99) |
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The Great Kapok Tree, A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
• Lynne Cherry
NATURAL HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 36 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
With lush full-page watercolors and a simple message about conserving natural resources, this best-selling book is a favorite for young readers ages four to eight. It's a fable in which forest animals convince a man not to chop down the magnificent tree that provides them with food and shelter.
(AMZ53, $7.99) |
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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) |
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Explorers Wanted! In the Jungle
• Simon Chapman
EXPLORATION •
2005 •
PAPER
• 128 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Kids go on a journey in search of a lost city in the Amazon rain forest. Chapman's book is chock full of activities, black-and-white illustrations, explorer's accounts and informative sidebars on natural history and other topics of interest. In the Explorers Wanted series geared for middle schoolers.
(AMZ101, $5.99) |
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Journey to the River Sea
• Eva Ibbotson
LITERATURE •
2003 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
In this excellent and right-minded novel, a spunky English schoolgirl finds adventure aplenty in the Brazilian Amazon -- no thanks to her boring, unimaginative cousins, who douse themselves in insect repellant and refuse to budge from indoors. Eva Ibbotson is well-known as an author of children's fantasy books, and a boundless energy also infuses this more realistic (set in 1910) novel. Ages 9-12. It's got great characters, a fantastic setup and plenty of drama, not to mention some fully realized descriptions of actual flora and fauna.
(AMZ79, $7.99) |
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Peru, Enchantment of the World
• Marion Morrison
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2009 •
HARD COVER
• 144 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A comprehensive overview of the geography and people of Peru for children ages 9-12. A volume in the Enchantment of the World series by Children's Press, this book covers the nature, history, people, religion, culture and economy of Peru.
(PRU16, $39.00) |
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Secret of the Andes
• Ann Nolan Clark
• Jean Charlot
LITERATURE •
1970 •
PAPER
• 120 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
In this novel for pre-teens, a native boy in Peru goes on a magical discovery of his roots, learning much about Inca tradition. A Newbery Award-winning book first published in 1952.
(AND19, $5.99) |
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Go and Come Back
• Joan Abelove
LITERATURE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 177 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
In this young adult novel, Joan Abelove, an anthropologist who spent two years among the people of the Peruvian Amazon, tells the fictional story of two anthropologists in Peru. The tale is narrated by a young woman of the fictitious Isabo tribe who's reluctant to like the American women, whom she finds stingy and obtuse. It's an unusual novel about cultural differences, geared for readers ages 12 and older.
(AMZ80, $6.99) |
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