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COSTA RICA
For Kids
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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Sea Turtle Journey, The Story of a Loggerhead Turtle
• Lorraine A. Jay
• Katie Lee
NATURAL HISTORY •
1995 •
HARD COVER
• 31 PAGES
• 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. A volume in the Smithsonian Oceanic Collection, intended for children ages 4-8, it includes a read-along audio cassette of the story.
(BST48, $16.95) |
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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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