Rainforest Homes is a brand new nonfiction journey into the rain forest where kids will meet incredible animals including the pygmy hippopotami, playful gorillas, and more!Rainforest Homes takes you deep into the planet's mysterious and lush green biome, where a host of amazing animals live. From the pygmy hippopotamus that rests in rivers, to the Gaboon viper that creeps along fallen leaves, to the enormous forest elephant that grazes through thick vegetation, each of these intriguing rain forest creatures will fill you with a sense of wonder.With additional facts, maps, and a glossary rounding out the book, Rainforest Homes combines evocative language, scientific facts, and rich collage illustrations to capture the magic of the rain forest.Author Kathleen Hanes, who has received a PhD in Zoology from the University of Florida, also wrote Seagrass Dreams: A Counting Book (Seagrass Press, 2017), a National Science Teachers Association's Outstanding Science Trade Book for 2018.
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Kathleen Hanes has received a PhD in Zoology from the University of Florida, where she studied seagrass both in the field and in the laboratory. While researching in the Bahamas, she spent 18 months cutting seagrass into small turtle-size bites to study the effect that reintroducing sea turtles would have on the ecosystem there. Kate currentl
More about Kathleen HanesChloe Bonfield is an illustrator and animator living in London, England, where she illustrates and teaches art and animation to children. She has a passion for handmade books and printmaking. Having grown up in Wiltshire, she loves the mixture of wilderness and urban craziness. The Perfect Tree is her first picture book. Visit her online at chloebonfield.co.
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