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PERUVIAN AMAZON
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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Rain Forest Coloring Book
• Annika Bernhard
NATURAL HISTORY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Forty-five excellent drawings realistically depict the people, habitats, plants and animals of the Amazon Basin and other forest habitats. With ready-to-color illustrations of a water buffalo, mountain gorilla, ring-tailed lemur, jaguar, giant armadillo, mangrove swamps, a bamboo forest, and more. Includes fact-filled captions.
(AMZ124, $3.95) |
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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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The Great Snake, Stories from the Amazon
• Fernando Vilela
LITERATURE •
2008 •
HARD COVER
• 61 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Taylor intercuts an account of his travels on the Brazilian Amazon and the people he meets with the stories that they tell him in this appealing book, illustrated with brightly colored woodcuts. Geared for grades 3-6, the whole family will enjoy this book.
(AMZ122, $19.95) |
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We're Roaming in the Rainforest, An Amazon Adventure
• Laurie Krebs
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2010 •
HARD COVER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A trio of children embark on a day long trek through the rainforest, discovering all sorts of exotic creatures in their natural habitats. The charming, rhyming text highlights a verb for each creature, from chattering monkeys to crouching jaguars. The story is complemented by nine pages of educational endnotes, including information about the Amazon, the creatures featured in the story, the peoples of the rainforest, and a full-page, full-colour map of South America. This title uses simple, patterned language to introduce children to the Amazon. It joins Laurie Krebs' bestselling series of travel books, which also includes "We All Went on Safari", "Off We Go to Mexico", "We're Sailing to Galapagos" and "We're Sailing Down the Nile"
(AMZ126, $16.99) |
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Amazon Journey, Cruising the Rainforest
• Gare Thompson
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
HARD COVER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A volume in the National Geographic Science Chapters series, this reference book for 2nd and 3rd graders is a playful, informative look at the wildlife of the Amazon rainforest.
(AMZ100, $17.90) |
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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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Lost City, The Discovery of Machu Picchu
• Ted Lewin
EXPLORATION •
2003 •
HARD COVER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Caldecott-winning author Ted Lewin traveled in the footsteps of the 1911 explorer for this illustrated account of Hiram Bingham and the discovery of Machu Picchu. With detailed watercolor illustrations of Cuzco, the Urubamba Valley and Machu Picchu itself. The book stars Bingham's Quechua guide, a young boy. For 9-12 year olds.
(PRU51, $17.99) |
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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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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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