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The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy Lasky, Ka
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- Buy It NowThe Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy Lasky, Ka
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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780152008970
- Book Title
- Most Beautiful Roof in the World : Exploring the Rainforest Canopy
- Item Length
- 12in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.1in
- Genre
- Nature, Juvenile Nonfiction
- Topic
- Science & Nature / Environmental Science & Ecosystems, Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, Animals / General, Science & Nature / Trees & Forests, Animals / Endangered
- Item Width
- 8in
- Item Weight
- 7.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 48 Pages
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Journey along with Dr. Meg Lowman, a scientist who, with the help of slings, suspended walkways, and mountain-climbing equipment, has managed to ascend into one of our planet's least accessible and most fascinating ecosystems--the rain-forest canopy. "Fresh in outlook and intriguing in details, this book will strengthen any library collection on the rainforest."-- Booklist
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0152008977
ISBN-13
9780152008970
eBay Product ID (ePID)
646624
Product Key Features
Book Title
Most Beautiful Roof in the World : Exploring the Rainforest Canopy
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Science & Nature / Environmental Science & Ecosystems, Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, Animals / General, Science & Nature / Trees & Forests, Animals / Endangered
Publication Year
1997
Genre
Nature, Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages
48 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
12in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
8in
Item Weight
7.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qh541.5.R27l375 1997
Grade from
First Grade
Grade to
Fourth Grade
Reviews
Gr. 3^-5. Lasky's unusually vivid introduction to the rainforest follows biologist Meg Lowman into the canopy to look at plants and animals. The director of research and conservation at a center in Florida, Lowman travels with her two young sons to a rain forest site in Belize. There she and her assistant climb into the canopy and perform their experiments. They inspect leaves eaten by insects, look at "ant gardens" in the treetops, and observe the activities of various insects and animals and their effects on plant life. Later, the scientist takes her sons on their first trip to the canopy and then for an evening nature walk on the forest floor. The narrative approach to nature study can be tedious, but Lasky's writing creates scenes and relates facts in ways that are vivid and memorable. Every page of this large-format book features colorful photographs that reflect the you-are-there quality of the text: long-range views of the forest, close-ups of individual species, and many pictures of Lowman and her sons, which have a natural, unstudied look. Fresh in outlook and intriguing in details, this book will strengthen any library collection on the rainforest., Grade 5-8. Meg Lowman is a scientist who has spent years studying the rain forest canopy. Lasky and Knight join her in the treetops of Belize to record the wonders of plant and animal life found more than 100 feet above the ground. Yet, this book is not simply another chronicle of rain forest ecology, although the exceptional full-color photographs document with clarity the teeming life to be found there. Lasky also explains the methods scientists use to conduct research in this environment, sometimes under extremely difficult circumstances. For example, to gather leaf samples in Cameroon, Lowman had to hang over the edge of an inflatable raft suspended beneath a dirigible. In Belize, she uses walkways high above ground and, for the first time, allows her young sons to join her in the canopy. The long hours the scientist devotes to her work are not minimized, but her love for her research is evident. Her story might encourage young women considering science careers. Lowman's reading to her sons at bedtime from Treasure Island and her private ruminations about Harriet Tubman seem a bit forced and extraneous, but they shouldn't discourage anyone from purchasing this unusual and effective book.-Kathy Piehl, Mankato State University, MN
Copyright Date
1997
Lccn
95-048193
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
Illustrated
Yes
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Fast shipping. Item did arrive with a little damage on the spine (I included pictures). However, it was in a very thick cardboard mailer. I'm assuming that it was damaged during shipping. Not upset about it, especially considering that it cost at least half of what others are selling it for. I wasn't looking at this as a collectors item anyway. Just wanted it for myself. Would purchase from them again.
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A great paperback copy of a book I needed for my classics collection! There is a minor bend in the back of the book, but it was most likely the shipping process and I don't tend to mind minor bends that don't effect reading. The cover will also look different than the picture the seller posted, but is still a very nice copy. This book came to me very fast (within 2 days), so I am very satisfied with the time it took to receive my order.
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Beautifuln in even better condition than expected. No flaws.
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