The Living Rain Forest: An Animal Alphabet

by Paul Kratter, Paul Kratter (Illustrator)

Overview

From the anteater to the zorro...

Rain forests around the world teem with life—hundreds of mammals, birds, amphibians, and fish, and millions of species of insects. Of course, only twenty-six of these countless creatures can make it into this book; Paul Kratter chooses a diverse sample from forests on five continents to capture the range of lifeforms that call Earth's rainforests home. Readers of all ages can discover this mysterious and beautiful habitat—and why it is worth saving—in this exquisitely illustrated alphabet book. Newly redesigned and reformatted with back matter including a map of rainforests around the globe and a diagram of the rainforest canopy structure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580893930
Publisher:	Charlesbridge
Publication date:	07/01/2010
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Paul Kratter is the illustrator of RIVER DISCOVERIES and BUTTERFLY COUNT (Holiday House). He lives in Moraga, California.

Editorial Reviews

For Aspiring Scientists A handful of titles will appeal to the scientifically inclined. The Living Rainforest: An Animal Alphabet by Paul Kratter (Butterfly Count; River Discoveries) allows a look at the habitat's creatures from A to Z, including unusual examples of otherwise familiar animals (the Amazon River dolphin and Sumatran rhinoceros) as well as more exotic ones, such as the red-and-green feathered "resplendent quetzal." Featuring creatures from Africa to South America to Australia, Kratter's precise illustrations accompany informative text that brims with animal facts their binomial nomenclature, approximate size and a glossary of terms. (Feb.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

Gr 3-5-Kratter's text serves as mere accompaniment to his acrylic-and-watercolor paintings of 26 animals in tropical rain forests, from the giant anteater to the zorro. Each illustration is identified with the animal's common and scientific names plus an indication of its length. Unfamiliar words in the brief paragraph on the facing page are defined directly below the sentences. Abundant white space surrounds both text and art, enhancing the potential for group viewing. Endpaper maps indicate locations of the animals, but the text rarely mentions where they are found. Although the information provided is not substantial enough to serve as an overview of the topic, the pictures could offer a striking introduction to units about tropical rain forests.-Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankato Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal