Reference Materials

Books

• The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
• Over in the Rainforest by Connie and Peter Roop
• Yagua Days by Cruz Martel
• Rain Forest Secrets by Arthur Dorros
• Bitter Bananas by Isaac Olaleye
• Rainforest by Edward R. Ricciuti
• Nature's Green Umbrella Tropical Rainforest by Gail Gibbons
• Rainforest Explorer by Sue Nicholson
• Rain Forests and Reefs by Caitlin Maynard, Thane Maynard and Stan Rullman

 

Websites

• www.ran.org/kids_action/rainforest.html

This website is a kid friendly site that tells all about the rainforest.  For example it talks about animals, people, and foods that are found in the rainforest.

• www.rainforestweb.org

This website is for the teacher.  It contains information about the rainforest, animals, and people.  This site provides insight into destruction, and protection of the rainforest in the world.  Also this site provides additional links to other sites about the rainforest.

• http://jajhs.kana.k12.wv.us/amazon/animal.htm

This website can be used by the teacher to explore with the students all kinds of different animals in the rainforest.  Also by clicking on the particular animal the link will provide you a picture and information about that animal.

 

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