Nature's Green Umbrella

by Gail Gibbons

Other authorsGail Gibbons (Illustrator)
Paperback, 1997

Status

Available

Call number

BIOL

Tags

rain forests, ecology, tropics

Genres

Publication

HarperCollins (1997), Edition: Reprint, 32 pages

Description

Describes the climatic conditions of the rain forest as well as the different layers of plants and animals that comprise the ecosystem.

User reviews

LibraryThing member missmichelle
Age Approriateness: Primary to Intermediate
Genre: "Nature's Green Umbrella" is filled with tons of information about the Tropical Rainforest and is a great source for children to go to. The information that Gail Gibbons provides in this book is accurate and very useful to students that are learning
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 about Rain Forests. The subjects presented include, climate conditions, animals, plants, and the layers of the Tropical Rainforest.
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LibraryThing member michellesharp
This book is about discovering the tropical rain forest and how important it is to the ecosystem. It also tells all about the animal life that is inside the rain forest. This book has awesome illustrations. It shows pictures of the animals and insects that live in the rainforest and it also shows a
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 map of where the rain forest is located.

Classroom Extension: Draw the life cycle of the rain forest, and also draw a picture of transpiration.
Classroom Extension: How the class discuss why the rain forest is important to the ecosystem and why it should be preserved.
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LibraryThing member cegordon
The book is about the rainforest, trees, and different plants. It is a nonfictional book about different types of plants and trees in forests. It is very interesting and has lots of information that can be used to explain things.

Subjects

Ecology
Rain forest ecology
Rain forest ecology Juvenile literature
Rain forests
Rain forests Juvenile literature

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

10.64 x 8.2 inches

ISBN

0688154115 / 9780688154110

Barcode

9887

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