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1) Jungle
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
72 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
Describes life in the tropical rain forest, from the exotic birds in the tree tops to the millions of insects on the forest floor.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eight-year-old Jack, his seven-year-old sister, Annie, and Peanut the mouse ride in a tree house to the Amazon rain forests, where they encounter giant ants, flesh-eating piranhas, hungry crocodiles, and wild jaguars.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
119 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to rain forests, examining their different layers, plants and animals, and human residents, looking at some of the products that originate in the rain forests, and discussing the need to preserve the tropical environments.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
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Description
"Under the canopy of the rainforest, hundreds of animals make their homes--from the slender parrot snake to the colorful poison dart frog. But up in the trees hides a whole other world, where toucans and pale-billed woodpeckers chatter and call, capuchin monkeys swing from the vines, and sleek-furred jaguars rule the night. In this exuberant book, discover the wonder and activity that lie hidden among the roots, above the winding rivers ... and under...
7) The Amazon
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Revised edition.
Physical Desc
72 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the Amazon River and the rain forest that surrounds it, describing their physical characteristics and the plants and animals that live there, and discusses its people, their history, economic and social conditions, and other details --
Author
Pub. Date
1990
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
[36] pages of plates : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
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.
10) Ascent
Author
Series
Peak volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello is invited to climb Hkakabo Razi, one of the most isolated mountains in the world, but getting there involves a four-week trek through a tropical rainforest that is rife with hazards, which turns out to be more dangerous than summiting the mountain itself." -- Publisher.
Author
Series
Secret explorers volume 5
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Secret Explorers head to the Borneo rainforest on a mission to rescue a lost baby orangutan. Along the way, they learn about threats to the rainforest--especially from greedy plantation owners to want to cut down the rainforest to expand palm oil production.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 93 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
At the mouth of the Amazon River, a murder trial is taking place. The victim – Sister Dorothy Stang, a 73-year-old Catholic nun from Dayton, Ohio – was shot six times at point blank range. The events that led to her death, and the trials that follow, reveal the larger battle being fought for the future of the rain forest. With unprecedented access to both sides of the conflict, this gripping documentary follows the real-life drama at the trials...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 32 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The Achuar people live in a part of the Amazon rain forest as pristine today as it was a thousand years ago. Their dreams are keeping it that way. The Achuar had no contact with the outside world until the early 1970's. We learn how their dreams have protected their forest and their society, and could even help guide all of us to a sustainable future on our planet.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to the largest rainforest in the world, a vast wonder just waiting for you to explore. Follow along as pink dolphins dart through the flooded river, vampire bats swoop down from the trees, and giant green anacondas slowly slither across the forest floor. This humongous habitat is home to millions of plants, animals, and people. But large as it may be, the Amazon Rainforest is in danger--and shrinking fast. Learn more about this amazing place...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing 1914 exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth, a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights...
17) The rundown
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Edition
Full screen (1.33:1) version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Beck is anxious to retire from his bounty hunter work, but his boss, Walker, has one more "retrieval" job for him. He sends Beck into the Brazilian rainforest to bring back his wayward son, Travis. Travis is there looking for a gold statue, which he could sell for millions if he finds it. The powerful Hatcher owns the area's huge mine, and feels that anything found in the area is his property. He refuses to let Beck take Travis back to the U.S. until...
20) Wolf Island
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"This nonfiction picture book is illustrated with stunning wildlife photographs and tells the story of a lone wolf who swims to an island in the Great Bear Rainforest."--
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