Credits & References 

Credits:  

        Louisiana Department of Education. (2002) Content Standards, Retrieved online at       http://www.doe.state.las.us/DOE/asps/home.asp?l=CONTENT

          Cherry, Lynne.(1998)The Great Kapok Tree. San Diego, Harcourt.

Suggested References:

•  Suggested Video:

       Rainforest Animals Video from Dorling Kindersley.

•  Suggested Books:

Life in the Rainforests - by Lucy Baker.  It is a book that has actual facts about plants, animals and people that are found in the rainforest.

Saving Endangered Mammals: A Field Guide to Some of the Earth's Rarest Animals  - by Thane Maynard.  This book describes twenty-eight mammals in danger of extinction, from the giant panda to the Indiana bat, with a photograph, fact table, and range map for each, and discusses what is being, or can be done, to save them.