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Synopsis
From sharks to starfish, parrots to poison dart frogs, our oceans and rain forests are home to millions of different plants and animals. In
Interactive Explorer: Oceans and Rain Forests, kids can learn about these remarkable and often mysterious habitats and how to protect them. With lift-up acetate pages with dual layers, detailed cross-sections and diagrams, and interactive flaps, tabs, wheels, and windows, its a complete hands-on experience.
Curious kids can lift a flap to discover how colorful coral reefs feed by catching tiny animals in their stinging tentacles, and how we can keep them alive but cutting down fewer trees far inland. Underneath an acetate layer, theyll see the rosy periwinkle, a rain forest flower whose medicine is used to treat serious illnesses, and find out how we can keep it safe and sound. Theyll also pull tabs to see how elephants move logs, spin wheels to see the earths land masses in different eras, and fold out a flower to find the praying mantis within.
About the Author
Frances Dipper, BSc, PhD, is an author, independent marine consultant, underwater photographer, and educational lecturer with diverse experience in marine biological survey work gained in the UK, Middle East, and Far East. Her books include
The Oceans (Quarto Childrens Books, 1999) and
Extraordinary Fish (BBC Books, 2001) written to tie in with BBCs
Blue Planet series. Frances is the 2003 winner of the Aventis Prize for Science Books in the junior book section for
Guide to the Oceans (Dorling Kindersley). In addition she is a qualified diving instructor and expedition leader.
Jane Parker has a Zoology degree and has been involved with writing and co-writing many life science books for children. As well as writing, she is involved with teaching science in schools. Her books include Rainforests (Franklin Watts, 1999), Oceans (Franklin Watts, 2003), and The Encyclopedia of Sharks (with Steve Parker) (Firefly Books, 2005).