rain forest animals

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rain forest animals

Macaws

2002
Color photos fill this overview of the macaw, which describes its physical characteristics, diet, life cycle, and threats to its survival. Also includes a glossary and a list of related resources.

Quetzals

2002
An introduction to the habitat, physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of quetzals, beautiful birds that live in the rain forests of Central America and South America.

Electric eels

2002
An introduction to the habitat, physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of electric eels, animals that live in the rivers of South America's rain forests and can create and give off electricity.

Gorilla! gorilla!

2006
A mother mouse loses her baby in the rain forest and to make matters worse, a big, scary gorilla begins chasing her.

A is for anaconda

a rainforest alphabet
2009
Colorful illustrations of animals, insects, and other things found in the rain forest along with descriptive text introduces the letters of the alphabet to young readers.

What lives in the rain forest?

2009
This book describes animals that live in the rain forest, such as atlas moths, poison dart frogs, red-bellied piranhas, green tree pythons, keel-billed toucans, three-toed sloths, and orangutans.

Amazon River rescue

2004
Nine-year-old Riley visits a rainforest in Brazil near the Amazon River while his scientist uncle is on assignment there.

Rain forest at night

2005
Introduces some of the rain forest animals that are most active after darkness falls, including sloths, snakes, bats, frogs, and others.

Animals of the rain forest

2005
Examines the plants and animals that make the world's rain forests their home including orangutans, macaws, pythons, frogs, toads, insects, and other species of birds.

King vultures

2003
A simple introduction to King vultures, a raptor native to the American rain forests.

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