"Vivid, engrossing slice of life." --Kirkus Reviews "The attractive volume transports readers into the steamy, humid depths of a habitat where ticks and moths live in the fur of a sloth and azteca ants and aphids work in tandem, devouring tree trunks for nourishment." --Publishers Weekly "* Vibrant words and sensory impressions bring the creatures' noisy cacophony and slithering, swooping motions up close, while gracefully incorporated facts convey a surprising amount of information about basic survival. " --Booklist, starred review "The present-tense narrative offers action-packed and animal-crammed descriptions of the residents' doings, livened up by onomatopoeic exclamations that evoke the sounds of the teeming biosystem. The muted greens and gray-blues of the cut-and-torn-paper collages recall the damp, dim warmth of the downpour under the canopy, and the positioning of focal points in foreground and background space deepens each prospect and highlights luxurious textural details." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Both Guiberson's text and Jenkins' pictures are similarly packed with detail, capturing the relationships among plants, animals, and the environment that support and sustain life." --The Horn Book "This eye-catching picture book transports readers to a tropical rain forest. . . .Effective use of onomatopoeia further enhances the narrative with forest sounds. Jenkins uses his signature collage style to bring this realm alive for viewers." --School Library Journal "Guiberson's nicely paced test is packed with information. . . . Jenkins' colorful and informative collage illustrations are a perfect complement to the text." --Scripps-Howard syndication
Splitter, splat, splash! While they sleep, the forest fills with the sounds of the night creatures. Sloop! A silky anteater slurps up thousands of ants. Flap flap! A bat bites a fig. Hssss. A snake thrusts its tongue to taste the air. The air carries the taste of mouse. Everywhere night creatures with huge bright eyes slither and slurp through the darkness. Come explore the rain forest! A downpour wakes the creatures of the rain forest. Howler monkeys roar and drink the water that drips from nearby leaves. Birds with rainbow beaks fly in search of shelter. A poison dart frog finds a tiny pool where her tadpoles can grow. In a place that gets twenty feet of rain a year, it is a way of life. Vibrant, colorful collages and an inviting text take young readers on an exhilarating tour of the tropical rain forest.
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Zustand: Very Good. Jenkins, Steve (illustrator). Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00029161177
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Zustand: Very Good. Jenkins, Steve (illustrator). Very Good Condition. Clean, tight and Neat. Five star seller - Buy with confidence!. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers X1250056772X2
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Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Jenkins, Steve (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.3. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G1250056772I3N00
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Jenkins, Steve (illustrator). The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR010974675
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Anbieter: Ebooksweb, Bensalem, PA, USA
Zustand: VeryGood. Jenkins, Steve (illustrator). signs of little wear on the cover. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 52GZZZ0101ZB_ns
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Anbieter: Ebooksweb, Bensalem, PA, USA
Zustand: LikeNew. Jenkins, Steve (illustrator). Remainder mark. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 52GZZZ00X1M9_ns
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Anbieter: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, USA
Zustand: Very Good. Jenkins, Steve (illustrator). Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.29. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1250056772-2-3
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Anbieter: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, USA
Zustand: Fine. Jenkins, Steve (illustrator). Like New condition. Great condition, but not exactly fully crisp. The book may have been opened and read, but there are no defects to the book, jacket or pages. 0.29. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 353-1250056772-lkn
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Anbieter: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, USA
Zustand: Good. Jenkins, Steve (illustrator). Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 0.29. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1250056772-2-4
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