Tropical Rain Forest [Paperback]

April Pulley Sayre (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Series: Scholastic Science Readers

Come explore the rain forest! The Scholastic Science Readers series was created especially to bring exciting nonfiction to beginning readers. Illustrated with full-color photographs.

Young readers can take a journey through the rain forest and discover the wide variety of plants, insects, animals and people that inhabit these tropical areas.

From the weather to the "layers" of the forest, and from praying mantises to howler monkeys, kids will see how the plants and creatures work together to maintain life in this amazing ecosystem. They will also learn how people can upset the balance of life in the rain forests, endangering their future.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 5-8--Filled with facts and interesting science projects, these books discuss the wide variety of life found in specific biomes. Most illustrations are in full color, and the many charts and graphs add to the presentations. A ``Resources'' section suggests additional reading and names organizations involved in the preservation or study of the ecological areas. An unusual feature is a listing of companies that sell conservation-oriented products and books. In spite of the fact that the introductions to all three volumes are identical, these titles are thorough overviews of specific living communities and are naturals for reports and projects.

Eva Elisabeth Von Ancken, Trinity Pawling School, NY

Copyright 1995 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Reference (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439355230
• ISBN-13: 978-0439355230
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,460,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

April Pulley Sayre loves the sounds of animals and the sounds of words. She is an award-winning author of over 55 natural history books for children and adults. Her read-aloud books, known for their lyricism and scientific precision, have been translated into French, Dutch, Japanese, and Korean. Her picture book VULTURE VIEW, illustrated by Steve Jenkins, received the Theodor "Seuss" Geisel Honor from the American Library Association. STARS BENEATH YOUR BED: the Surprising Story of Dust, received the AAAS/SB&F/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books and was named an ALA Notable. ONE IS SNAIL, TEN IS A CRAB was an ALA Notable and received Britain's highest literacy award. THE BUMBLEBEE QUEEN marked her third win of the John Burroughs Award. Sayre and her husband Jeff have followed lemurs in Madagascar, pursued army ants in Panama, and eaten piranha in the Peruvian Amazon. Mostly, though, they garden for wildlife and munch blueberries at their home in the Midwest.