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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
In the forest	Jim Arnosky	The noted artist presents oil paintings depicting the forest at different times of the day during the fall and winter and discusses the plants and animals that live there.	OL14922745W
Temperate forest mammals	Elaine Landau	Describes six different mammals which live in temperate forests, including squirrels, echidnas, and koalas.	OL15040378W
The mangrove tree	Susan L. Roth	"A cumulative verse, alternating with additional narrative, describes the ecological and social transformation resulting from the work of Dr. Gordon Sato, a Japanese American cell biologist who made …	OL15445034W
Salah of Sierra Leone	Mary Louise Clifford	During the political election of 1967 in Sierra Leone a young boy is caught in a conflict of loyalties.	OL16038639W
Can you survive the jungle?	Matt Doeden	"Describes the fight for survival in the jungle"--Provided by publisher.	OL16239240W
Koala Country	Deborah Dennard	A mother koala and her joey feed and observe the other animal inhabitants of their fragile eucalyptus forest home.	OL166794W
Timber country	Lynn M. Stone	An introduction to the Pacific Northwest, a forested area of great natural beauty, emphasizing the timber industry there.	OL1801903W
Animals that walk on water	Patricia A. Fink Martin	Describes how such creatures as the basilisk, Western grebe, and water strider manage to travel across the water's surface.	OL1839485W
A walk in the deciduous forest	Rebecca L. Johnson	Takes readers on a walk through a forest of trees that lose their leaves in the fall, showing examples of how the animals and plants depend on each other and their environment to survive.	OL1875606W
Introduction to forestry science	L. DeVere Burton	A senior high textbook focusing on the North American forest regions; classification, anatomy, and diseases of trees; forest management and products; and urban forestry.	OL1950045W
Faces in the forest	Ron Hirschi	Introduces the various animals that live in the forests of the United States, including beavers, chipmunks, spotted owls, bears, deer, bobcats, eagles, and others.	OL2009501W
A seed was planted	Toulla Palazeti	A wonderful cycle of giving begins when a single seed is planted and the sprouts are passed along from one person to the next. An entire community is touched. Includes vocabulary.	OL24297525W
In the forest	Ann Cooper	Describes the lives of animals that live in the forest, including mice, deer, bats, birds, opossum, salamanders, owls, bobcats, and rabbits.	OL26453815W
How the Forest Grew	William Jaspersohn	Describes the gradual transformation of a cleared farm field into a dense forest.	OL2938323W
Forests and their environment	Tony Sadler	Discusses a variety of topics related to forests and forestry in Australia, including pests and diseases, fire, and environmental issues.	OL3236710W
The jungle is my home	Laura Fischetto	Describes the jungle and how man's destructive behavior threatens to ruin it as a unique home to a multitude of animals.	OL3952689W
What Is a Forest (Science of Living Things)	Kathryn Smithyman,Bobbie Kalman	Describes the various types of forests, elements that make up a forest ecosystem, the wide range of plant and animal species that live in different forests, and the importance of forests to the rest …	OL447238W
Temperate Deciduous Forests	Laura Purdie Salas	Amazing Science: Ecosystems-Discover the science behind Earth’s diverse ecosystems. Readers are introduced to biomes, communities, and habitats while learning what they can do to protect each specifi…	OL5829911W
Rain shadow	James R. Newton	Explains how the "rain shadow," or dry environment, develops on the leeward side of many high mountain ranges, and contrasts it with the rain forest, or wetter environment, on the windward side.	OL5896144W
Elephant school	Stewart, John	Describes a government training school in Thailand where elephants are taught special skills needed for work in the teak forests.	OL6088689W