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Forsyth, Adrian. How Monkeys Make Chocolate: Foods and Medicines from the Rainforests. Owl, 1997. By a conservation biologist, for readers in grades 4 to 6.

George, Jean Craighead. One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest. HarperCollins, 1990. For readers in grades 3 to 6.

Grupper, Jonathan. Destination: Rain Forest. National Geographic, 1997. For readers in grades 3 to 6.

Lasky, Kathryn. The Most Beautiful Roof in the World. Harcourt Brace, 1997. An introduction to the rain forest canopy; for readers in grades 5 to 8.

National Wildlife Federation. Rain Forests: Tropical Treasures. Macmillan, 1996. For middle school readers.

Pratt, Kristin Joy. A Walk in the Rainforest. Dawn, 1992. From A to Z, information about the rain forest for readers in grades 2 to 4.

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Campbell, David G. A Land of Ghosts: The Braided Lives of People and the Forest in Far Western Amazonia. Houghton, 2005. Descriptions of some of the unusual flora and fauna of the Amazon rain forest.

Emmons, Louise H. Neotropical Rainforest Mammals: A Field Guide. 2nd ed. University of Chicago Press, 1997. A detailed and well-illustrated guide to the diverse fauna of Central and South American rain forests. For general readers.

Forsyth, Adrian, and Ken Miyata. Tropical Nature. Scribner, Reprint, Macmillan, 1984. 1987. An engaging journey through the tropical rain forest. For general readers.

Laurence, William. Stinging Trees and Wait-A-Whiles: Confessions of a Rainforest Biologist. University of Chicago Press, 2000. A vivid and amusing account by a field biologist of his adventures in an Australian rain forest.

Oldfield, Sara, and Bruce Coleman (photographer). Rainforest. MIT Press, 2003. Covers life in all the rain forest regions of the world.

Royte, Elizabeth. The Tapir's Morning Bath: Mysteries of the Tropical Rain Forest and the Scientists Who Are Trying to Solve Them. Houghton, 2001. Describes the work of field biologists who study rain forests.

Wolfe, Art, with Ghillean T. Prance. Rainforests of the World: Water, Fire, Earth and Air. Random House, 1998. More than 200 color photographs highlighting all aspects of the rain forests. For general readers.

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