rain forests

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rain forests

Ascent

2020
Fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello is invited to climb Hkakabo Razi, one of the most isolated mountains in the world, but getting there involves a four-week trek through a tropical rainforest that is rife with hazards, which turns out to be more dangerous than summiting the mountain itself.

JUNGLE

A pictoral introduction to the animal and plant life of the jungle.
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Amazon fever

When Jeff accompanies his uncle to the Amazon rain forest to acquire butterflies for an exhibit at the museum where his uncle works, Jeff hopes to see real jaguars as well.
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Panther dream

a story of the African rainforest
While hunting for food in the rain forest for his starving village, a young boy encounters a panther that teaches him how to conserve.
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The rainforest grew all around

A cumulative verse that introduces some of the many different plants and animals that live in and around a tree growing in the rain forest. Includes facts and illustrations.
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Protecting Earth's rain forests

Provides information about rain forests and their importance to life on Earth, discusses the dangers posed to the planet by the loss of rain forest ecosystems, and looks at what is being done in countries around the world to save these vital environments.
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The most beautiful roof in the world

exploring the rainforest canopy
Describes the work of Meg Lowman in the rainforest canopy, an area unexplored until the last ten years and home to previously unknown species of plants and animals.
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The rainforest grew all around

A cumulative verse that introduces some of the many different plants and animals that live in and around a tree growing in the rain forest. Includes facts and illustrations.
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Gecko gathering

A gecko spends an exciting night searching for something to eat while avoiding being eaten by some other creature. Includes a tear-out poster.
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At home in the rain forest

Examines the plants and animals of the Amazonian rain forest.
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