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Kingfisher voyages. Rainforest / Jinny Johnson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Kingfisher voyagesPublication details: Boston : Kingfisher, 2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: 53 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9780753459041
  • 0753459043
Other title:
  • Rainforest
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Kingfisher voyages. Rainforest.LOC classification:
  • QH86 .J645 2006
Online resources: Awards:
  • Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children (2007).
Summary: This illustrated book follows canopy researcher Dr. Nalini Nadkarni to the rainforest, introducing the people and animals who live there. (Miller Library Staff)Summary: Follow the rain-forest expert Nalini Nadkarni as she climbs through layers of foliage, from the dark forest floor to the misty cloud canopy that teems with life. Visit the world' s most amazing habitat to see its huge variety of flora and fauna, from anteaters to pitcher plants, from piranhas to bromeliads. Readers open the panoramic gatefold to see which spectacular creatures live in each of the rain forest' s layers, then turn the acetates to reveal how the ancient Mayans worshipped at the jungle Temple of the Jaguar in 700 B.C. The journey ends in the giddy heights of the uppermost treetops, where few scientists dare to explore.
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Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection QH541.5.F6 J64 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800152688
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QH541.5.F6 D72 2003 Cool woods : a trip around the world's boreal forest / QH541.5.F6 G85 2009 Life in the boreal forest / QH541.5.F6 J64 2001 A walk in the deciduous forest / QH541.5.F6 J64 2006 Kingfisher voyages. Rainforest / QH541.5.F6 L44 1990 Maxine's tree / QH541.5.F6 L96 2002 The tree / QH541.5.F6 L96 2002 The tree /

Includes index.

This illustrated book follows canopy researcher Dr. Nalini Nadkarni to the rainforest, introducing the people and animals who live there. (Miller Library Staff)

Follow the rain-forest expert Nalini Nadkarni as she climbs through layers of foliage, from the dark forest floor to the misty cloud canopy that teems with life. Visit the world' s most amazing habitat to see its huge variety of flora and fauna, from anteaters to pitcher plants, from piranhas to bromeliads. Readers open the panoramic gatefold to see which spectacular creatures live in each of the rain forest' s layers, then turn the acetates to reveal how the ancient Mayans worshipped at the jungle Temple of the Jaguar in 700 B.C. The journey ends in the giddy heights of the uppermost treetops, where few scientists dare to explore.

Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children (2007).

Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up.

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