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COSTA RICA
For Kids
Fernando's Gift, El Regalo de Fernando
• Douglas Keister
NATURAL HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
• COMING IN
This straightforward tale of a boy whose family must struggle to preserve their home in the Costa Rican rainforest is told in English and Spanish. With excellent full-color photographs.
(CRC49, $7.95) |
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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) |
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The Forest in the Clouds
• Sneed B. Collard III
NATURAL HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Michael Rothman's richly detailed paintings show the flora and fauna of the Monteverde in this slim overview of the cloud forest for readers ages 6-8. With accompanying text on biodiversity, ecology and conservation.
(CRC34, $7.95) |
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Tortillas y Cancioncitas/ Tortillas and Lullabies
• Lynn Reiser
• Corazones Valientes
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2008 •
PAPER
• 40 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A bilingual portrait of life in a Costa Rican family, written for young children ages 4-8. Brightly colored folk paintings by a Costa Rican women artists' collective (Corazones Valientes) illustrate the text.
(CRC36, $17.99) |
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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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In The Rain Forest Canopy
• Sneed B. Collard III
NATURAL HISTORY •
2005 •
HARD COVER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
• COMING IN
A book in the Science Adventures series for middle schoolers, In the Rain Forest Canopy follows the work and adventures of Nalini Nadkarni in the treetops of Monteverde. Her work, also featured in the National Geographic film Heroes of the High Frontier, is on the ecology of canopy-dwelling plants.
(FST11, $29.93) |
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Into The Volcano
• Donna O'Meara
NATURAL HISTORY •
2007 •
PAPER
• 56 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
O'Meara's lively, illustrated eyewitness accounts of adventures in volcanology include Arenal in Costa Rica, Kilauea in Hawaii, Pacaya in Guatemala and Stromboli off the coast of Italy. Geared for grades 5 to 8, this is a great introduction to volcanoes for the whole family.
(GEO39, $9.95) |
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Journey Into the Rainforest
• Tim Knight
NATURAL HISTORY •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
• COMING IN
A photographic tour of the rain forest in the company of an experienced, adventurous guide. The author, who takes to the forest at night, in a canoe and up in the trees, introduces middle schoolers to the flora, fauna, bugs, ecology and conservation of the tropical forest. Knight, who devotes each double-page spread to a theme, re-creates the experience of being in the rainforest, including its discomforts. He wisely begins the book with what to wear. With a glossary and index, it's a good reference for young travelers to Costa Rica, the Amazon or forests of Southeast Asia.
(FST09, $19.95) |
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Nancy Drew, The Scarlet Macaw Scandal
• Carolyn Keene
MYSTERY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 160 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Nancy Drew travels to Costa Rica. Nancy and her friends head for Corcovado to relax and study monkeys when they stumble upon, naturally, a mystery to be solved.
(CRC50, $5.99) |
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Swimming with Hammerhead Sharks
• Kenneth Mallory
NATURAL HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
An excellent illustrated account of marine biologist Pete Klimley and his work with sharks. The author accompanied a team (including IMAX photographers) to Cocos Island off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, famous for its schooling hammerheads.
(OCE99, $7.99) |
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The Bug Scientists
• Donna Jackson
NATURAL HISTORY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
In this entry in the excellent Scientists in the Field series, Jackson profiles three scientists and their work: Valerie Cervenka, a forensic entomologist; Steven Kutcher, who provides bugs for Hollywood; and Ted Schultz, who studies farmer ants in Costa Rica. With color photographs throughout. Geared for grades 3-6.
(NAT97, $7.99) |
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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) |
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Costa Rica, Enchantment of the World
• Marion Morrison
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2007 •
HARD COVER
• 144 PAGES
• FAMILY
• COMING IN
Published for the library market, this comprehensive overview of the geography and people of Costa Rica for children ages 9-12 has much to offer the traveler. It's a thoroughly illustrated description of the nature, history, people, religion, culture and economy of Costa Rica with photographs, tables and maps.
(CRC18, $39.00) |
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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) |
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