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Learning Site Bibliography

Kindergarten

Brett, Jan. The Umbrella. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York: 2004.

Pratt, Kristin Joy. A Walk in the Rainforest. Dawn Publications, Nevada City: 1992.

First Grade

Cherry, Lynne. The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest. Voyager Books, San Diego: 1990.

Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks. Scholastic Inc., New York: 1986.

Dunphy, Madeleine. Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest. Web of Life Children’s Books, USA: 2006.

Willow, Diane. At Home in the Rainforest. Charlesbridge Publishing, Watertown: 1991.

Yolen, Jane. Welcome to the Greenhouse. The Putnam & Grosset Group, New York: 1993.

Additional References:

Gibbons, Gail. Nature’s Green Umbrella: Tropical Rain Forests. Harper Collins Publishers, USA: 1994.

Second Grade

Cherry, Lynne. The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest. Voyager Books, San Diego: 1990.

Dell, Pamela. Rain Forest Plants. Capstone Press, Mankato: 2006.

Mazer, Anne. The Salamander Room. Dragonfly Books, New York: 1991.

Additional References:

Lumry, Amanda, and Laura Hurwitz. Adventures of Riley: Amazon River Rescue. Eaglemont Press, Bellevue: 2004.

Third Grade

Behler, John L., and Deborah A. Behler. Frogs: A Chorus of Colors. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York: 2005.

Cherry, Lynne. The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest. Voyager Books, San Diego: 1990.

Hinshaw Patent, Dorothy. Flashy Fantastic Rain Forest Frogs. Walker and Company, New York: 1997.

Polin, C.J. The Story of Chocolate. DK Publishing, Inc., New York: 2005.

Pope Osborne, Mary. Afternoon on the Amazon. Random House, New York: 1995.

Stiles, David. How to Build Treehouses, Huts and Forts. The Lyons Press, Guilford: 2003.

Stiles, David, and Jeanie. Tree Houses You Can Actually Build. Houghton Mifflin Company, New York: 1998.

Additional References:

Beltz, Ellin. Frogs: Inside Their Remarkable World. Firefly Books Ltd, USA: 2005.

Young, Allen. A Golden Field Guide from St. Martin’s Press: Tropical Rainforests. St. Martin’s Press, New York: 2001.

Fourth Grade

Chinery, Michael. Secrets of the Rainforest: Plants and Planteaters. Crabtree Publishing Company, New York: 2000.

Additional References:

Hamilton, Jean. The Secrets of Tropical Rainforests: Hot and Humid and Teeming With Life. London Town Press, California: 2005.

Fifth Grade

Cherry, Lynne. The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest. Voyager Books, San Diego: 1990.

Dr. Seuss. The Lorax. Random House, New York: 1971.

Seventh Grade

Scott Jenkins, Virginia. Bananas: An American History. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington: 2000.

Eighth Grade

Scott Jenkins, Virginia. Bananas: An American History. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington: 2000.

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