One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest
Published on 29. September 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-0-06-442016-7 (ISBN)
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)
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1990 (NSTA/CBC)
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Kindergarten, Interest Age: From 6 to 10 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 192 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
64 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-442016-7 (9780064420167)
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Persons
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. Born into a family of famous naturalists, Jean spent her entire career writing books that celebrated the natural world.