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BRAZIL: AMAZON & PANTANAL
For Kids
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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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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Up a Rainforest Tree
• Carole Telford
• Rod Theodorou
NATURAL HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
• COMING IN
A slim, illustrated snapshot of the vertical layers of the forest from the gloomy floor to tree tops with a selection of color drawings and photographs. The profiles of key birds, mammals, insects, reptiles and amphibians of the Amazon are terrific. For ages 8-10.
(AMZ77, $7.50) |
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