A suggested reading list will be sent prior to the expedition, so kids can familiarize themselves with the rainforest and wildlife they are going to see.

Here’s a brief selection of favorite, new and hard-to-find books prepared for your journey. For your convenience, you may call (800) 342-2164 to order any of these books from Longitude, a specialty mail-order book service.

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Young Readers

DK Publishing
Rain Forest Revealed
2004, HARD COVER, 48 PAGES, $12.95
A colorful illustrated children's guide to the plant and animal life of tropical rainforests, featuring transparent pages. (Item no. NAT66)
 
Jean Craighead George
One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest
1995, PAPER, 66 PAGES, $4.25
The Newbery Medal-winning author of "Julie of the Wolves" goes south for this brief and gripping nonfiction portrait of the Amazon. It's a race against time, as Dr. Rivero and his young native guide save the rainforest from a lumber company. In the course of their search for a prize butterfly, they encounter sloths, army ants and birds — all vividly described. Ages 4-8. (Item no. FST08)
 
Lynne Cherry
The Great Kapok Tree, A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
2000, PAPER, 36 PAGES, $7.00
With lush full-page watercolors and a simple message about conserving natural resources, this best-selling book is a favorite for young readers ages four to eight. It's a fable in which forest animals convince a man not to chop down the magnificent tree that provides them with food and shelter. (Item no. AMZ53)

Middle Readers 

Carole Telford, Rod Theodorou
Up a Rainforest Tree
2001, PAPER, 32 PAGES, $7.50
An illustrated snapshot of the vertical layers of the forest from the gloomy floor to the tree tops with a selection of color drawings and photographs. The profiles of key birds, mammals, insects, reptiles and amphibians of the Amazon are terrific. For ages 8-10. (Item no. AMZ77)
 
Eva Ibbotson
Journey to the River Sea
2003, PAPER, 336 PAGES, $5.99
In this excellent and right-minded novel, a spunky English schoolgirl finds plenty of adventure in the Amazon — no thanks to her boring, unimaginative cousins, who douse themselves in insect repellant and refuse to go outdoors. Ages 9-12. (Item no. AMZ79)

Young Adults

Joan Abelove
Go and Come Back
2000, PAPER, 177 PAGES, $5.99
In this young adult novel, Joan Abelove, an anthropologist who spent two years among the people of the Peruvian Amazon, tells the fictional story of two anthropologists in Peru. The tale is narrated by a young woman of the fictitious Isabo tribe who's reluctant to like the American women, whom she finds stingy and obtuse. It's an unusual novel about cultural differences, geared for readers ages 12 and older. (Item no. AMZ80)

Isabel Allende
City of the Beasts
2004, PAPER, 416 PAGES, $7.99
Part coming-of-age narrative, part adventure story, this young adult novel set in the depths of the Amazon jungle oozes the magical realism for which the acclaimed Chilean author is famous. Alexander, 15 years old, accompanies his reporter grandmother on assignment in the jungle where she searches for a legendary beast. Appropriate for ages 12 and up. (Item no. AMZ93)

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