Theme: rain forest

Children Save the Rain Forest

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

A profile of the International Children’s Rain Forest describes the lush beauty of the plants and animals that live there and considers the work and contributions by children all over the world to keep the area preserved.

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Nonfiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Bringing the Boy Home

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

As two Takunami youths approach their thirteenth birthdays, Luka reaches the culmination of his mother’s training for the tribe’s manhood test while Tirio, raised in Miami, Florida, by his adoptive mother, feels called to begin preparations to prove himself during his upcoming visit to the Amazon rain forest where he was born.

Descriptors: Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Feathers Like a Rainbow: An Amazon Indian Tale

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The birds in the forests surrounding the Amazon River all have dark feathers until they decide to steal some colors from the Hummingbird.

Descriptors: Brazil, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Where the Forest Meets the Sea

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

On a camping trip in an Australian rain forest with his father, a young boy thinks about the history of the plant and animal life around him and wonders about their future.

Descriptors: Australia, Oceania, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , » Comments closed