| Plants and Plant Eaters Contributor(s): Chinery, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0778702189 ISBN-13: 9780778702184 Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $29.07 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: Two new books on indigenous peoples and conservation have been added to naturalist Michael Chinery's exciting series Secrets of the Rainforest. Each colorful book shows us the wonderful array of plants and animals that live in the lush wildernesses of the world's tropical rainforests. Acting as the earth's lungs, the rainforests are of vital importance to the planet and to the many indigenous peoples who have traditionally lived in harmony with their lush surroundings. Children will learn how conservationists are struggling to preserve these last remaining wildernesses for future generations. In its rainforest home, the sloth can spend its whole day chewing leaves and moving so rarely that plants actually grow on its fur. From giant trees with buttress roots to 'air plants' that bloom suspended from trees, Plants and Planteaters describes the flowers, fruits and seeds of the rainforest that sustain this ecosystem's many fascinating insects, birds, monkeys, and mammals. Topics Include: |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Daily Activities - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Diet & Nutrition |
| Dewey: 577.34 |
| LCCN: 00020391 |
| Series: Secrets of the Rain Forest (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 8.5" W x 10.54" (0.80 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 36317 Reading Level: 6.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Two new books on indigenous peoples and conservation have been added to naturalist Michael Chinery's exciting series Secrets of the Rainforest. Each colorful book shows us the wonderful array of plants and animals that live in the lush wildernesses of the world's tropical rainforests. Acting as the earth's lungs, the rainforests are of vital importance to the planet and to the many indigenous peoples who have traditionally lived in harmony with their lush surroundings. Children will learn how conservationists are struggling to preserve these last remaining wildernesses for future generations.In its rainforest home, the sloth can spend its whole day chewing leaves and moving so rarely that plants actually grow on its fur. From giant trees with buttress roots to 'air plants' that bloom suspended from trees, Plants and Planteaters describes the flowers, fruits and seeds of the rainforest that sustain this ecosystem's many fascinating insects, birds, monkeys, and mammals.Topics Include: -- food from the forest -- climbers and perchers -- beautiful butterflies -- feathered pollinators -- feathered fruit-eaters -- hanging in the trees -- browsers big and small -- forest acrobats |