jungles

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The jungle books

Presents the adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves and the wild animals of the jungle, as well as other short stories set in India.
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Amazon Rain Forest

Explore the Amazon rain forest and learn all about what it's like to live in this biome, from what knids of plants and animals live there to what kinds of weather it receives.
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Kingfisher voyages

Text, photos, foldouts, and overlays present information on the animals and plants of tropical rain forests, exploring the ecosystems at each level from the forest floor to the tops of the trees.
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Que? comeri?as en el bosque tropical?

Photographs and simple text teach children about animals in the rain forest, what they like to eat, and how they get their food.
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Rain forests

gardens of green
Describes the location, weather, layers, plants, and animals of the rain forest, explains how rain forest resources help people, and discusses the importance of preserving the rain forest ecosystem.
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Rain forests

Discusses the plants, animals and climate of the rainforest ecosystem. Includes hands-on activity: Watch plants drink.
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Jungle

Examines life in the tropical rain forest from the exotic birds in the treetops to the millions of insects on the forest floor.
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My brother needs a boa

When a rat moves into Benito's rainforest village store and chases away all the customers, he tries to find the perfect boa constrictor to get rid of the rat.
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Where are you, sun bear?

Malaysia
In Malaysia there is a dense forest called 'Asia's Amazon'. This story concerns Rajana, a girl of the Iban tribe who lives near the forest.
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The emerald forest

The son of an American engineer is kidnapped by an Amazon tribe in Brazil. After ten years of searching, the father finds his son, now assimilated into the tribe. Conflicts arise between father and son, as well as between the cultures they now represent.

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