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First published in 2006 by Red Rocket Readers, an imprint of Flying Start Books Ltd.

Reprinted 2007, 2010, 2016, 2017.

13/45 Karepiro Drive, Auckland 0932, New Zealand.

story John Lockyer

Printed in New Zealand

Photographs on pages 2, 9 and 14 supplied by iStock Photo

All other photographs supplied by Jupiter Unlimited

This book is copyright. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in

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Word Count = 252

Our world needs rainforests. The plants in rainforests help to clean

our air and replace the oxygen we breathe. Without rainforests

our planet would die. In hot countries, they are called tropical

rainforests. Do you know where in the world the rainforests are?

Use Teacher Talk to stimulate discussion of topic.

Develop research skills based on this topic.

Use Table of Contents to locate specific information.

Refer to Glossary to clarify basic concepts.

Use initial letter plus picture clues to read unknown words.

Notice compound words: rainforest butterflies

Use captions to expand on text.

Promote drama, writing or art as follow-up activities.

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called full high kind live most many year

ISBN 978-1-776853-46-5

written by John Lockyer

Contents Page

What is a rainforest? 2-3

Jungle 4-5

Canopy 6

Forest floor 7

Birds 8

Monkeys 9

Frogs, bats, and butterflies 10

Snakes 11

Tigers and jaguars 12-13

People 14-15

Rainforests for the world 16

The Rainforest

Rainforests are very , very old .

They have been on Earth for

millions of years .

rainforest

A rainforest is full of trees ,

plants , flowers , and animals .

It rains there on most days .

Rainforests in hot countries are

warm and wet all year . Sometimes

they are called jungles .

jungle

More kinds of animals and plants

live in the rainforests than

anywhere else in the world .

Trees in a rainforest can be

as high as a tall building .

The tops of the tall trees

make a canopy like a roof .

canopy

The canopy makes the floor of

the forest very dark .

Snails and spiders and insects

live there in all kinds of plants .

forest floor

Many kinds of birds live in the

canopy of the rainforest .

They build nests in the branches .

Their food is insects and seeds .

scarlet macaw

Monkeys swing from branches

and vines high in the canopy .

They like to eat fruit and nuts .

red howler monkey

Little tree frogs hop along

the branches , and bright

butterflies live there , too .

Bats fly quietly at night .

red - eyed tree frog

,

Snakes are hard to see as they

slide along rainforest trees .

green python

The biggest hunters on the forest

floor are hungry tigers and jaguars .

tiger

Jaguars can climb trees , and

they like to hunt at night .

Some people live in the rainforest .

Their homes are huts , and they

use canoes to travel on the rivers .

They catch fish and hunt animals .

hut

Rainforest children do not go to

school , but they have to learn all

about life in the rainforest .

Rainforests are full of life .

The world needs its rainforests .

chameleon

canoe a small boat with pointed ends

that is moved by paddles

canopy a covering like a roof

Earth the planet we live on

jaguar a fierce, spotted jungle animal

million one thousand thousand

rainforest a thick forest that has a lot

of rain

tiger a fierce, striped jungle animal

vine a plant that climbs and creeps

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