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The Amazon Rainforest
Jessica Emens
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Who knows what the Amazon Rainforest is?
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• There are many types of rainforests the Amazon
  Rainforest is a tropical rainforest. Heat and
  rain allow trees and plants to grow year round in
  a tropical rainforest.
• There are nine feet of rain every year in the
  Amazon Rainforest.
• The Amazon River is a very important part of the
  rainforest. It is the second largest river in the
  world.
• Annual temperatures average over 80 degrees
  Fahrenheit.
• Trees, plants, animals and insects, are uniquely
  adapted to these conditions.

Structure of the rainforest
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The Amazon Rainforest is located...
In South America In the countries of
Brazil Colombia Peru Venezuela Ecuador Bolivia
Guyana French Guiana Suriname
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Keep your eyes and ears open!
As a class we are going to take a tour of the
Amazon Rainforest.
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Trees and Plants of the Rainforest
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The Coffee Plant Coffee plants can live up to 100
years old. The plant has berries and white
flowers. Coffee beans are found inside the
berries, and are used to make coffee.
The Cocoa Tree The Cocoa tree produces pods
(fruit) and inside these pods cocoa beans are
found. Cocoa beans are made into chocolate.
The Kapok Tree This tree is a giant of the
rainforest it can grow over 200 feet. Many
animals and insects live in and on the tree.
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Creatures of the Rainforest
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Poison Dart Frog
The Poison Dart Frog comes in many colors and
patterns. The frog is very poisonous, even to
humans. These frogs are active during the day.
The male makes this sound to attract females.
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Jaguar Jaguars are the largest types of cats.
They can swim and climb trees. Jaguars can weigh
up to 300 pounds. Jaguars hunt their food mostly
at night. Jaguars were once hunted by humans for
their fur.
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Scarlet Macaw The Macaw is a very intelligent
type of parrot. The Macaw primarily eats nuts and
can live up to seventy years of age. The bird is
a favorite pet, and often captured illegally to
sell. This has devastated the Macaw population.
The destruction of the Rainforest has also hurt
the bird population.
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Howler Monkey The Howler Monkey makes a call that
can be heard up to two miles away to worn other
animals of their territory. The Howler Monkey
lives with up to thirty other monkeys. The male
Howler Monkey is black, while the female Howler
Monkey is brown. The Howler Monkey eats mainly
fruit. Howler Monkeys are on the verge of
extinction due to over hunting and the
destruction of the Rainforest.
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Now in groups of 4, spread out and read The Great
Kapok Tree together!
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Discussion
How important was the Kapok tree? To whom was
it important? How do you think the animals in
the story felt when they saw a human who was
bigger and stronger than them came to chop down
their tree? Think of some examples in our
community and in the Amazon Rainforest where the
environment and the organisms in the environment
may be in danger.
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Save the Rainforest!
What can you do to help save the rainforest?
There are several things you can do. Discuss
ideas with your group and we will make a class
list. Remember The Amazon Rainforest is home to
thousands of endangered species.
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Brainstorm!
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Lets help Save the Rainforest by telling our
school about the Amazon Rainforest Draw a
picture of the rainforest, or your favorite
plant, tree or creature from the Amazon
Rainforest. Underneath the picture create a
paragraph that develops a topic sentence and
includes supporting facts and details about the
rainforest. Describe the rainforest from what you
learned on our tour or from The Great Kapok Tree.
Include why the rainforest needs our help! We
will hang these posters in our hallway!
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Examples
Examples
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Be Creative!
Time to get to work! Dont forget these will be
graded!
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References

• Gretchen Schroeder's Online Children's Literature
  Portfolio. (2004). Retrieved October 2006, from
  http//tiger.towson.edu/gschro2/childrenslit/mult
  icultural/thegreatkapoktree.htm
• Passport to knowledge. (2005). Retrieved October
  2006, from http//passporttoknowledge.com/rainfore
  st/main.html
• Rainforest Alliance. (2006). Retrieved October
  2006, from http//www.rainforest-alliance.org/reso
  urces.cfm?idspecies_profiles
• World Wild Life. (2006). Retrieved October 2006,
  from http//www.worldwildlife.org/wildplaces/amazo
  n/sounds.cfm