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Come along on an adventure through the rain forest. Along the way, you'll meet new friends big and small, see amazing sights, and learn all about the creatures that make their home in the rain forest. Told in simple yet lively text built with sight words and using picture icons to aid reading, National Geographic Pre-readers will enchant kids just beginning their journey with books.
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48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Bats and big cats. Armies of ants. Squawking parrots, Strangling figs. From the ground up to the tree tops, the tropical rainforest teems with life. Stunning drawings, step-by-step experiments, fun-to-do activities, and fascinating facts abound in this magical exploration of an essential ecosystem, in danger of disappearing forever.
13) ¡Es un camaleón!
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Introduces chameleons, describing their physical features, habitat, and the ways in which their ability to change color can help them evade predators and hunt food.
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35 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 31 cm
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"Conservation biologist Martin Jenkins and acclaimed fine artist Vicky White expertly guide readers into the complex ecosystem of Malaysia's Taman Negara. Conversational prose and photorealistic black-and-white artwork--punctuated by four jaw-dropping full-color spreads--evoke the whir of cicadas and the low call of a pheasant. Pages fill with ants and elephants, leopards and hornbills, gibbons and bats, as animals spread and fertilize seeds to help...
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23 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
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Ofrece ejemplos de animales que viven en bosques tropicales, incluyendo el elefante pigmeo de Borneo, el perezoso de tres puntas y el gorila plateado.
Offers examples of animals who live in rain forests, including the Borneo pygmy elephant, three-toed sloth, and silverback gorilla.
16) Rainforests
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32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
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"Find out what a rainforest is and what kinds of plants and animals call the rainforests home"-- Provided by publisher.
17) Selva tropical
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64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm.
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Showcases each layer of the jungle ecosystem, from canopy to floor, with unbelievable factoids and unparalleled detail.
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"This is a place that hums with life. all the world's living things depend on healthy forests. They are home to so many amazing plants and animals, all depending on each other. Open this book and dive into the strange interwoven lifecycles of fig trees, the wasps that live inside them, and the beautiful creatures that eat them. Everything is connected" -- Book jacket flap.
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