These books and resources may be helpful in planning your rainforest unit.
Fiction
The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rainforest
This story by Lynne Cherry tells of a man chopping down a Kapok Tree, tires, and takes a nap beneath it. He then has a powerful dream of the interconnectedness of life in the rainforest.
Monkey Magic
Grant S. Clark tells the story of a young girl who gains magical powers to help a group of orangutans figure out why they are getting sick. She finds out she has to break an ancient curse.
The Shama's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rainforest
Another Lynne Cherry tale of a boy who becomes the village shaman. This emphasizes the importance of knowing the healing powers of the rainforest to the people of the village.
Nonfiction
Discover the Amazon: The World's Largest Rainforest
This book, by Lauri Berkenkamp, gives survival tips and tools for how a person can survive in the Amazon rainforest.
Walk in the Rainforest
This alphabet book by Kristin Joy-Pratt Serafini goes through each letter of the alphabet, discussing different plants and animals as well as the ecological information and warnings.
The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy
This book, by Kathryn Lasky and Christopher G. Knight, follows scientist Dr. Meg Lowman as she explores the little studied and generally inaccessible canopy of the rainforest.
Adult Resources
Stinging Trees and Wait-A-Whiles: Confessions of a Rainforest Biologist
This book, written and about biologist Bill Lawrence, takes the reader on an adventure through the remanents of Austrailia's tropical rainforests.
Tropical Rainforest: Our Most Valuable and Endangered Habitat
Author Arnold Newman makes compelling arguments for saving the rainforest ecosystems. Information about the causes, effects, and plans for conservation are included.
Rainforest
This book of photography by Thomas Marent includes visually spectacular up close pictures of the wonders the rainforest has to offer.