The Great Kapok Tree

Author: Lynne Cherry
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152026141
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
The many different animals that live in a great Kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.

The Rainforest Grew All Around

Author: Susan K. Mitchell
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
ISBN: 9780976882367
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Children will delight in discovering the many plants and animals who call the rain forest home in a clever adaptation of the song The Green Grass Grows All Around.

The Most Beautiful Roof in the World

Author: Kathryn Lasky
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152008970
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
From Newbery Honor author Kathryn Lasky comes a fascinating journey through the rainforest canopy that's perfect for budding environmentalists.

A Guide for Using The Great Kapok Tree in the Classroom

Author: Lynn DiDominicis
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
ISBN: 1576900843
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
Teaching literature unit based on the popular children's story, The great kapok tree.

The House on Maple Street

Author: Bonnie Pryor
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0688120318
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
What would you see from your front porch if your neighborhood suddenly looked as it did three hundred years ago? When the two girls who live at 107 Maple Street discover an ancient arrowhead and a broken china cup, they begin to wonder.

Flute's Journey

Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152928537
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
A young wood thrush makes his first migration from his nesting ground in Maryland to his winter home in Costa Rica and back again.

The Armadillo from Amarillo

Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152019556
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
When an armadillo named Sasparillo wants to know where on earth he is, he leaves his home in San Antonio and travels north through the canyons and prairies of Texas. In Amarillo he meets an eagle and, with her help, finds the answer to his question--as well as lots of adventures.

The Forever Tree

Author: Tereasa Surratt
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0553523929
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

Book Description
A fresh twist on Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree based on a real tree in Wisconsin that became something more, this is a timeless story about loss and renewal at home and in nature. "This is a true story about a Tree that grew from something more than water and sunshine. It grew from love." The animals and humans always knew their tree was special. The trunk was the best place to host championship bingo tournaments, and the branches were perfect for swinging in the shade! But when the tree gets sick, neighbors new and old will have to join forces if they have any chance of saving their treetop home. A touching tale based on the true story of one special tree, and the community that brought it back to life.

Who Lives Here? Rain Forest Animals

Author: Deborah Hodge
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1554530415
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description
Illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the animals that live in a rain forest.

Not Quite Narwhal

Author: Jessie Sima
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481469096
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
Born deep in the ocean, Kelp is not like the other narwhals and one day, when he spies a creature on land that looks like him, he learns why.