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COLOMBIA
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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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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First Descent
• Pam Withers
LITERATURE •
2011 •
HARD COVER
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Montana-born Rex loves nothing more than to take his kayak out on a river, the faster and more powerful the better. When he gets the opportunity to tackle the well-named El Furioso in southwest Colombia, he is thrilled. He anticipates the river's challenges, but finds himself in a situation where the real danger is human.
(SAM171, $17.95) |
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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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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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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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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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