Weir, Bob & Weir, Wendy, Panther
Dream: A Story of the African Rainforest, Hyperion Books for
Children: NY, 1991.
Non-Fiction
Alais, Rodney, Ecology Watch: Rain
Forests,
Dillon Press: NY, 1991.
Examines plant and animal life of the rainforest and the threats to their
continued existence.
Banks, Martin, Conserving Rain Forests, Steck
Vaughn: TX, 1989.
Describes the rapid rate which rain forests of world are being destroyed, the
harm to plants, animals and humans and remedies for preserving rain forests.
Baptista, L.H., Discover Rain Forests,
Publications International, Ltd: IL, 1992.
An easy to read, in depth book on plant and animal life in the rain
forests. Also discusses the layers of the rain forest, and their
importance, the destruction of the rain forest and animal survival.
Caufield, Catherine, In the Rainforest, University
of Chicago Press: IL, 1984
Excellent overview of rainforest ecology and a storehouse of fascinating facts.
Cobbs, Vicki, This Place is Wet, Walker & Co.:
New York, 1992.
Describes environment, animals, plants, and people living in the rain forest.
Collins, Mark (ed), The Last Rain Forests - A
World Conservation Atlas, Oxford University Press Inc.: NY, 1990.
One of the best books providing science, photographs, maps, and context in one
well-illustrated volume.
Craig, Janet, Wonders of the Rain Forest, Troll
Assoc.: NJ, 1990.
Discusses the animals and plants which give such color and beauty to tropical
rain forests and jungles.
Cunningham, Antonia, Rainforest Wildlife, Usborne
Pub. Ltd: England, 1993.
Abundant information about the plants, animals and people of the rainforest.
Dorros, Arthur, Rain Forest Secrets, Scholastic,
Inc.: NY 1990.
The characteristics of various forms of plants and animal life and the
destruction of the rain forests.
Dunphy, Madeline, Here is the Tropical Rain
Forest, Hyperion Books for Children: NY, 1994.
Cumulative text with illustrative information on a journey through the rain
forest.
Forsyth, Adrian, Journey Through a Tropical
Jungle, Simon and Schuster: NY, 1989.
Journey through rain forest of Monteverde, Costa Rica with color photos of
jungle life and the animals within.
Forsyth, Adrian, Portrait of the Rainforest, Camden House:
Ontario, Canada, 1990.
Informative, richly written, lushly photographed book on South and Central
American rainforests with with emphasis on Costa Rica and Peru. Many
animals in the Tropical Rainforest Food Web game are discussed and pictured.
Gibbons, Gail, Nature's Green Umbrella: Tropical
Rain Forests, Morrow Junior Books: NY, 1994.
Easy reader with simple information for young children. Introduces
vocabulary, close up look of each rain forest layer, elements of the ecosystem
named within animated sketches.
Goodman, B., The Rain Forest, Tern Enterprise
Inc.: 1991.
Many photographs, discusses plant and animal life, layers of rain forest,
deforestation and saving the rain forest. Also includes large section of
the peoples of the rain forest. Discusses effect of global climate and the
products derived from the rain forest.
Hamilton, Jean, Tropical Rainforests, Blake
Publishing: CA, 1990.
Informative magazine with beautiful photographs of
plants and animals inhabiting the tropical rainforests.
Jeunesse, Gallimurd & Mettler, Rene, The
Rain Forest, Scholastic: NY, 1994.
Colorful overview with transparency overlays of the rain forest for young
children.
Knapp, Brian, What Do We Know About Rain
Forests?,
Peter Bedrick Books: NY, 1991.
Geographic survey of the earth's rain forests, climate and ecological
importance. Usefulness of the trees, mining and farming in and around the
rain forest.
Lessem, Don, Inside the Amazing Amazon, Crown
Publishing: 1995
Dramatically illustrated, fold-out book depicting the layers of the Amazon
rainforest. Contains brief descriptions of the species(70 species in all
of the plants and animals) that dwell in each layer.
Landau, Elaine, Tropical Rain Forests Around the
World, Franklin Watts: NY, 1990.
Environmental conditions of the rain forests, plants, animals, and dangers of
deforestation.
Lepthien, Emilie, Tropical Rainforests, Children's
Press: Chicago, 1993.
Structure of rain forest, plant and animal life, climate, need for conservation.
Morrison, Marion, The Amazon Rain Forest and It's People, Thomson Learning: NY,
1993.
The rain forest's people, roads, colonists, timber, industry, mineral wealth,
and energy.
Pratt,l Kristin Joy, A Walk in the
Rainforest,
Dawn Publications: CA, 1992.
Alphabet book with fantastic illustrations and wonderful factual details about
the plants and animals and ecology of the rainforest.
Pulley Sayre, April, Tropical Rainforest, Twenty
First Century Books, Division of Henry Holt Co.: NY, 1994
The tropical rainforest biome and rainforests of the neotropics. The
weather, climate, geology, plants, animals, community, people, and resources of
the rainforests. How to help conserve the rainforests.
Ross, Wilda, The Rain Forest: What Lives
There?, Coward, McCann and Geoghegan Inc.: NY, 1977.
The vegetation and animals of the rainforest.
Taylor, Barbara, Rain Forest, DK Publishing, Inc.:
NY, 1992.
Examines variety of life (fauna and flora) in a rainforest with close-up,
mesmerizing photos.
Willow, Diane and Jaquest, Laura, At Home in the
Rainforest, Charlesbridge Publisher: Mass., 1991.
Introduction to life in the Amazon Rainforest.
Yolen, Jane, Welcome to the Green House, The
Putnam & Grosset Group: NY, 1997.
Poetic descriptions and captivating, realistic paintings draw the reader into
the jungle as they learn about the plants and animals.
Teacher Resources
Albert, Toni, The Remarkable Rainforest, Trickle
Creek Books, 1996.
From growing a mini-rainforest to making a paper bromeliad that holds a live
tadpole, this book is filled with the activities including experiments, crafts,
recipes, puzzles, riddles, mazes and quizzes designed to teach children about
the rainforest. Well-organized with useful resources.
Cook, Shirley, Rainforest, Incentive Publications,
Inc.: TN, 1993.
Alphabetical resource with literature-based activities emphasizing creative and
critical thinking skills and questions designed to stimulate student
research. Blackline reproducibles.
de Pauw, Debby, In the Rainforest - A
Thematic Unit for Young Learners Gr. K-1, Evan-Moor Corp.: CA, 1993.
Johnston, Damian, Make Your Own Rain Forest,
Lodestar Books: NY
3-D press-out rain forest model with detailed information of animals, birds, and
plants, including brilliant color photos.
