Product Description

The Remarkable Rainforest is more remarkable than ever! Completely updated and enlarged, this new edition is so full of activities and information that kids can't help learning about the ecology of rainforests, why they are important, how they are threatened, and how we can help save them. (Teachers love this book!)

The Remarkable Rainforest includes:

A new two-page photo journal that takes kids on a rainforest adventure

A new page of exciting rainforest activities, such as attracting a rainforest bird to your backyard, making rainforest potpourri, and visiting a Rainforest Cafe

A new page with directions for making an indoor rainforest

The author's "Rainforest Journal" about her adventures in the Costa Rican rainforests, which makes the forest "come alive" to children

Learning resources, including a glossary, a bibliography for kids, lists of rainforest exhibits and environmental organizations, and favorite rainforest web sites

Dozens and dozens of activities that are challenging and fun

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #82549 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 68 pages

Review
Albert is nationally recognized for her many literary contributions that enlighten and educate children and adults alike regarding environmental concerns. -- ForeWord Magazine

This book is not just for reading--it's an activity book. What better way to learn about the rainforests. -- Girls' Life

This excellent book offers dozens of activities designed to teach kids how they can help save the environment. -- California Educator

From the Publisher
The original edition of The Remarkable Rainforest has been our best seller for ten years. In response to enthusiasm from teachers and students throughout the nation, we have produced this new updated, enlarged edition. The book was an excellent resource before. Now it is invaluable to anyone who wants to teach or learn about the remarkable rainforests.

From the Author
I wrote The Remarkable Rainforest (and my newest book, Saving the Rainforest with Cammie and Cooper, for younger children)because I believe that the destruction of rainforests is one of the most critical environmental problems that our Earth is facing. I did extensive research before writing the books, including exploring rainforests in Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. I loved sharing some of my adventures in my "Rainforest Journal" in The Remarkable Rainforest. I included dozens of hands-on activities in the book, because I think children have fun learning actively. I hope you enjoy the book and find it a complete resource for learning about the plight of rainforests and how we can help save them.

Customer Reviews

Great teaching tool!
I used this with my third graders in teaching a thematic unit on the rainforest. It is full of maps, activities, information, experiments, a board game, etc. It was an excellent resource that covered all parts of the rainforest. Following some of the articles is a little quiz on the reading---that was an added bonus because there was a ready-made quiz for my kids that I didn't even have to make! This book provided some great information for myself and my students. I would highly recommend it not only as a resource for a classroom teacher, but for any child who is interested in the rainforest. Outstanding!