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Lending Library Inventory List

A Little Book of Sloths

Lucy Cooke

Picture book of adorable rescued sloths and preservation efforts.

A Reunion with the Forest

Friends of the Rainforest

A travel log of a St. Louis group's 2012 trip to Monteverde.

A Souvenir of Australia's Rainforests

Steve Parish

Pictorial guide of the animals and plants of the Australian Rainforest

Amazon Diary: Adventures of Alex Winters

Hudson Talbott, Mark Greenberg

Fictional diary of a boy's observation and adventures in the Amazon.

Amazon: A Young Reader's Look at the Last Frontier

Peter Lourie

Firsthand account of the traditional life as Peter Lourie travels through the Amazon.

Antonio's Rain Forest

Anna Lewington

Real life account of a rubber tapper family living in the Brazilian rainforest and efforts to save the rainforest.

At Home in the Rain Forest

Diane Willow

Introduction to the life in the Amazonian rainforest.

Charley Harper's What's in the Rain Forest?

Zoe Burke

Early reader book about what lives in the rainforest

Children Save the Rain Forest

Dorothy Patent

Exploration of the International Chilrden's Eternal Rainforest of Costa Rica

Color the Rainforest

Mothers and Others for a Livable Planet

Rainforest coloring book.

Discover Nature Close to Home

Elizabeth Lawlor

Guide to the plants and animals that live in our backyards, vacant lots, parks and open spaces.

Elephants Calling

Katharine Payne

Educational picture book about African elephants.

Extremely Weird Primates

Sarah Lovett

Color introduction to the world of primates.

Flashy Fantastic Rainforest Frogs

Dorothy Hindhaw Patent

Picture book with information about the variety of unique frogs in the rainforest.

Flutes Journey: The life of a Wood Thrush

Lynne Cherry

Picture book on the life of Wood Thrush and it's migration from North America to Costa Rica.

Hands of the Rain Forest: The Embera People of Panama

Rachel Crandell

Stories of the indigenous people of Panama, the Embera, and how they transform the gifts of the rainforest to provide for their families.

How People Live: Life in the Tropics

Schoolhouse Press

Anthropological overview of people in a tropical region.

If I Ran the Rainforest

Bonnie Worth

A Cat in the Hat's Learning Library Book introducing beginning readers to the rainforest.

In the Rainforest: Report from a Strange, Beatiful, Imperiled World

Catherine Cufiled

Journalistic account of the different global rainforests.

Indigenous Peoples and Tropical Forests

Jason Clay

Exploration of the impact of development in the Rainforest to the indigenous people and ecology.

Jane Goodall's Animal World: Chimps

Jane Goodall

Booklet about the chimpanzee world.

Jungle Rescue: Saving the New World Tropical Rain Forest

Christina Miller, Louise Berry

Book about the tropical rainforest, the threats it faces, and the actions needed to preserve it.

Mammals: How to watch and understand the capitvating world of mammals

David Burnie

Young reader non-fiction book about what it means to be mammal.

Monteverde: Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest

Nalini M. Nadkarni, Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

Introduction to the vivid biology of Monteverde and the cloud forest.

Monteverde: Science and Scientists in the Cost Rican Cloud Forest

Sneed B. Collard III

Stories of the science and scientists researching the Costa Rican Cloud Forest.

NBO Shoes Rainforest Adventures: Jan 2012

Friends of the Rainforest

Stories and pictures from 2012 trip by NBO Shoes to the Children's Eternal Rainforest.

Nature's Green Umbrella

Gail Gibbons

A coloful glimpse into nature's green umbrella - the tropical rainforest.

Olivia Ocelot: Comes to the Rescue

Anne Crary Jantz

Tour of the Costa Rician rainforest from the perspective of Olivia Ocelot.

Plantas Ornamentales Nativas de Cost Rica

Barry Hammel

Field guide to Costa Rican tropical plants.

Rainforest Food Chains

Heidi Moore

Explores the food chain of the rainforest.

Rainforest: Open your eyes to a world of discovery

Elinor Greenwood

Prowl through the undergrowth and meet the amazing creatures that lurk there. An eyewitness view of the rainforest.

Raising Charitable Children

Carol Weisman

How-to guide about how to encourage charitable behaviors in children.

Recollections: Memories of a trip to the Childrens' Eternal Rainforest with Friends of the Rainforest

David Motherwell

Stories and pictures from a 2016 trip to the Costa Rican rainforest.

Scholastic: Do All Spiders Spin Webs? Question and Answers About Spiders

Melvin and Gilda Berger

Question-and-Answer format book with lots of spider facts.

Severn and the Day She Silenced the World

Janet Wilson

Story of Severn Cullis-Suzuki experience in the Amazon and how it inspired her and others to start ECO (The Environmental Children's Organization).

Slowly, Slowly, Slowly said the Sloth

Eric Carle

Picture book about Sloths.

The Chimpanzee Family Book

Jane Goodall

Intimate glimpse into chimpanzee family structure and life through Jane Goodall's expert lens.

The Ever-Living Tree: the Life and Times of a Coast Redwood

Linda Vieira

Picture book about a long living tree known as the Ever-living Sequoia tree.

The Forever Forest: Kids Save a Tropical Treasure

Kristin Joy Pratt-Serfini, Rachel Crandel

Prowl through the undergrowth and meet the amazing creatures that lurk there. An eyewitness view of the rainforest.

The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest

Lynne Cherry

Picture book about the ecology supported by the great Kapok Tree.

The Mammals of Costa Rica: A Natural History and Field Guide

Mark Wainwright

Comprehensive guide to the mammals species of Costa Rica.

The Monkey's Bridge: Mysteries of Evolution in Central America

David Rains Wallace

Explores Central America role as an evolutionary link between continents.

The People Who Hugged the Trees

Deborah Lee Rose

Story of Indian girl, Amrita and her love of trees.

The Rain Forest

Billy Goodman

Introduction for young readers to the many forms of life found in the rainforest.

The Rainforest

Gallimard Jeunesse, Rene Mettler

Beginning reader about the rainforest.

The Rainforest Unfolds: Eco Guide

Unfolding format book with an ecological overview of the rainforest.

The Tree in the Ancient Forest

Carol Reed-Jones

Picture book about the web of life surround a single old fir tree.

The Umbrella

Jan Brett

Picture book about the ecology of the rainforest.

Tropical Rainforests

Jean Hamilton

Glimpse into the enhcanting yet fragile home of half the animals and plants on Earth.

Tropical Rainforests: A Disappearing Treasure

Smithsonian Instituion

Booklet about the threats facing rainforests.

Tsewa's Gift: Matic and Meaning in an Amazonian Society

Michael Brown

Anthropological exploration of magic and meaning by the Aguaruna Jivaro people of Peru.

Vanishing Rain Forest

World Wildlife Fund

Booklet on the rainforest, it's importance and WWF's efforts to preserve it.

Walking with Wolf: Reflections on a life spent protecting the Costa Rican Wilderness

Kay Chornook, Wolf Guidon

Story of Wolf Guidon, trailblazing and dedicated conservationist of the Monteverde community.

Welcome to the Green Housoe

Jane Yolen

Picture book on the ecology of the Green House - the rainforest.

What do we know about: The Amazonian Indians

Anna Lewington

A look into the history and culture of the Amazonian Indians.

Where the Forest Meets the Seas

Jeannie Baker

Picture book of a boy's observation of the ecology where the forest meets the sea.

Windows on the Wild: A Biodiversity Primer

World Wildlife Fund

Biodiversity educational booklet from the WWF.

Zoo Books: Orangutans

Zoo Books

Educational picture book about Orangutans.

Friends of the Rainforest is committed to our mission of inspiring kids and adults to protect and preserve the rainforest in Costa Rica and beyond.

 

We provide environmental education to schools in the St. Louis area, conservation grants to organizations working directly with the Rainforest, and organize EcoTours to bring students and adults to the Rainforest for on-the-ground study and exploration.

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