The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rainforest

LeVar and author/ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin visit the Tirio village and meet Kamanya, the boy from the book, who has become a shaman. Your students learn how the rainforest remains a vital source for modern medicines as they join the shaman in a search for healing plants. They also experience daily life of the Tirio people.

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The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rainforest

In this story of discovery and hope, a fatal disease comes to the Trio Village in the Amazon, leaving only a few villagers with faith in the Shaman's healing. When a foreign woman arrives, she helps the village understand the importance of the Shaman's wisdom, and this helps a Trio boy realize his dream.

Author: Lynne Cherry and Mark J. Plotkin
Illustrator: Lynne Cherry
Publisher: Harcourt Brace

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People in the Rainforest

People in the Rainforest

Informational text describes the lives of people who live in rain forests around the world. Different types of homes, hunting and farming, foods and medicine, festivals and celebrations, and threats to rain forest life, are among the topics discussed. Full-color photographs supplement the text.

Author: Saviour Pirotta
Illustrator: Saviour Pirotta
Publisher: Raintree/Steck-Vaughn

 
Amazon Diary: The Jungle Adventure of Alex Winters

Amazon Diary: The Jungle Adventure of Alex Winters

Fictitious Alex Winters details his trip to the Amazon in a handwritten journal, highlighted with scribblings, photographs, and drawings. After a plane crash, the Yanomami people find him, and he experiences firsthand the daily lives of these rain forest dwellers and their habitat.

Author: Hudson Talbott and Mark Greenberg
Publisher: Putnam-Penguin

 
Welcome to the Green House

Welcome to the Green House

Richly colored, highly detailed paintings and lyrical text describe the habitat of the tropical rainforest, including many varieties of plant and animal life found there.

Author: Jane Yolen
Illustrator: Laura Regan
Publisher: Putnam-Penguin

 
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