One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest Contributor(s): George, Jean Craighead (Author), Allen, Gary (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064420167 ISBN-13: 9780064420167 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1995 Annotation: Today is doomsday for a young Venezuelan Indian boy's beloved rain forest and all of its wildlife--unless he and a visiting scientist can save it. "George makes drama large and small out of the minute-by-minute events in an ecosystem . . . gripping ecological theater".--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Chapter Books |
Dewey: 508.315 |
LCCN: 89036583 |
Lexile Measure: 880 |
Series: Trophy Chapter Books (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.19" H x 5.36" W x 7.5" (0.13 lbs) 80 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 10899 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Today is doomsday for a young Venezuelan Indian boy's beloved rain forest and its animal life--unless he and a visiting naturalist can save it. George makes drama large and small out of the minute-by-minute events in an ecosystem . . . gripping ecological theater. --C. An example of nonfiction writing at its best. --SLJ. Notable 1990 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) |
Contributor Bio(s): George, Jean Craighead: - Jean Craighead George wrote over one hundred books for children and young adults. Her novel Julie of the Wolves won the Newbery Medal in 1973, and she received a 1960 Newbery Honor for My Side of the Mountain. She continued to write acclaimed picture books that celebrate the natural world. Her other books with Wendell Minor include The Wolves Are Back; Luck; Everglades; Arctic Son; Morning, Noon, and Night; and Galapagos George. Allen, Gary: -"I began drawing before I could talk," says Gary Allen. "My family always knew I would become an artist, because I constantly drew pictures on the wall as high as I could reach." Gary Allen wen on to study art at the State University of New York College at New Paltz and is now a designer at The Culinary Institute of America In Hyde Park, New York. He lives in High Falls, New York, with his wife and stepson. |