Download or read book The Great Kapok Tree written by Lynne Cherry and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The many different animals that live in a great Kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.
Download or read book The Rainforest Grew All Around written by Susan K. Mitchell and published by Arbordale Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children will delight in discovering the many plants and animals who call the rain forest home in a clever adaptation of the song The Green Grass Grows All Around.
Download or read book A Guide for Using The Great Kapok Tree in the Classroom written by Lynn DiDominicis and published by Teacher Created Resources. This book was released on 1997 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching literature unit based on the popular children's story, The great kapok tree.
Download or read book The Most Beautiful Roof in the World written by Kathryn Lasky and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1997 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Newbery Honor author Kathryn Lasky comes a fascinating journey through the rainforest canopy that's perfect for budding environmentalists.
Download or read book The House on Maple Street written by Bonnie Pryor and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1992-09-18 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you see from your front porch if your neighborhood suddenly looked as it did three hundred years ago? When the two girls who live at 107 Maple Street discover an ancient arrowhead and a broken china cup, they begin to wonder.
Download or read book Flute s Journey written by and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1997 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young wood thrush makes his first migration from his nesting ground in Maryland to his winter home in Costa Rica and back again.
Download or read book The Armadillo from Amarillo written by and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1999-03-31 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an armadillo named Sasparillo wants to know where on earth he is, he leaves his home in San Antonio and travels north through the canyons and prairies of Texas. In Amarillo he meets an eagle and, with her help, finds the answer to his question--as well as lots of adventures.
Download or read book The Forever Tree written by Tereasa Surratt and published by Crown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh twist on Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree based on a real tree in Wisconsin that became something more, this is a timeless story about loss and renewal at home and in nature. "This is a true story about a Tree that grew from something more than water and sunshine. It grew from love." The animals and humans always knew their tree was special. The trunk was the best place to host championship bingo tournaments, and the branches were perfect for swinging in the shade! But when the tree gets sick, neighbors new and old will have to join forces if they have any chance of saving their treetop home. A touching tale based on the true story of one special tree, and the community that brought it back to life.
Download or read book Leif and the Fall written by Allison Sweet Grant and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Persistence and creativity can lead to amazing things, as Leif the leaf discovers in this lovely storybook from Allison Sweet Grant and Adam Grant, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Originals. Leif is a leaf. A worried leaf. It is autumn, and Leif is afraid to fall. "All leaves fall in the fall," say the other leaves. But Leif is determined to find a different way down, and with his friend Laurel, he uses the resources around him to create a net, a kite, a parachute in hopes of softening his landing. The clock is ticking, the wind is blowing. What will happen when a gust of wind pulls Leif from his branch? In a culture that prizes achievement, kids are often afraid to fail--failing to realize that some of the very ideas that don't work are steps along the path to ones that will.
Download or read book Zonia s Rain Forest written by Juana Martinez-Neal and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartfelt, visually stunning picture book from Caldecott Honor and Robert F. Sibert Medal winner Juana Martinez-Neal illuminates a young girl’s day of play and adventure in the lush rain forest of Peru. Zonia’s home is the Amazon rain forest, where it is always green and full of life. Every morning, the rain forest calls to Zonia, and every morning, she answers. She visits the sloth family, greets the giant anteater, and runs with the speedy jaguar. But one morning, the rain forest calls to her in a troubled voice. How will Zonia answer? Acclaimed author-illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal explores the wonders of the rain forest with Zonia, an Asháninka girl, in her joyful outdoor adventures. The engaging text emphasizes Zonia’s empowering bond with her home, while the illustrations—created on paper made from banana bark—burst with luxuriant greens and delicate details. Illuminating back matter includes a translation of the story in Asháninka, information on the Asháninka community, and resources on the Amazon rain forest and its wildlife.
Download or read book An Instructional Guide for Literature The Great Kapok Tree written by Brenda Van Dixhorn and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By completing fun, challenging activities and lessons, students will uncover the true meaning behind this beautifully illustrated story. This instructional guide for literature is the perfect tool to aid students in analyzing and comprehending this sensational story. Appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities were written to support the text and incorporate research-based literacy skills to help students become thorough readers. These lessons and activities work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more.
Download or read book The Little Green Tree written by Roddie Steigman and published by Life Rich Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Little Green Tree is a children's story with an uplifting message. Take your youngster along with the little tree on his journey toward contentment. Explore the meaning of friendship as you read together. Let your child follow along with the rhythmic passages. A charming Christmas story, the book has lessons that know no season.
Download or read book The Tree Lady written by H. Joseph Hopkins and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unearth the true story of green-thumbed pioneer and activist Kate Sessions, who helped San Diego grow from a dry desert town into a lush, leafy city known for its gorgeous parks and gardens. Katherine Olivia Sessions never thought she’d live in a place without trees. After all, Kate grew up among the towering pines and redwoods of Northern California. But after becoming the first woman to graduate from the University of California with a degree in science, she took a job as a teacher far south in the dry desert town of San Diego. Where there were almost no trees. Kate decided that San Diego needed trees more than anything else. So this trailblazing young woman singlehandedly started a massive movement that transformed the town into the green, garden-filled oasis it is today. Now, more than 100 years after Kate first arrived in San Diego, her gorgeous gardens and parks can be found all over the city. Part fascinating biography, part inspirational story, this moving picture book about following your dreams, using your talents, and staying strong in the face of adversity is sure to resonate with readers young and old.
Download or read book Ten Ways to Hear Snow written by Cathy Camper and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A snowy day, a trip to Grandma's, time spent cooking with one another, and space to pause and discover the world around you come together in this perfect book for reading and sharing on a cozy winter day. One winter morning, Lina wakes up to silence. It's the sound of snow -- the kind that looks soft and glows bright in the winter sun. But as she walks to her grandmother's house to help make the family recipe for warak enab, she continues to listen. As Lina walks past snowmen and across icy sidewalks, she discovers ten ways to pay attention to what might have otherwise gone unnoticed. With stunning illustrations by Kenard Pak and thoughtful representation of a modern Arab American family from Cathy Camper, Ten Ways to Hear Snow is a layered exploration of mindfulness, empathy, and what we realize when the world gets quiet.
Download or read book Tanglewood written by Margaret Wild and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tanglewood lives on an island far away, visited only by the wind. One day a bird shelters from the storm among its branches and a precious bond is formed. But Seagull belongs to the sky and, too soon, must leave. Will she ever return?
Download or read book The Tree in the Ancient Forest written by Carol Reed-Jones and published by Dawn Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A repetitive text describes how everything in an old-growth forest is interrelated around a three-hundred-year-old Douglas fir.
Download or read book Who Lives in Trees written by Trish Holland and published by Teaching Strategies. This book was released on 2010 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
