Over and Under the Rainforest (Over and Under)

by Kate Messner (Author) Christopher Silas Neal (Illustrator)

Over and Under the Rainforest (Over and Under)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Over and Under

Part of the critically acclaimed Over and Under series!

Award-winning duo Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal take readers on a thrilling tour of one of the most diverse ecosystems on planet earth: the rainforests of Central America. Discover the wonder that lies hidden among the roots, above the winding rivers, and under the emerald leaves of the rainforest.

- Features animals like the slender parrot snake to the blue morpho butterfly

- Explores the canopies, where toucans and pale-billed woodpeckers chatter and call

- Other animals include capuchin monkeys who swing from vines and slow-moving sloths who wait out daily thunderstorms

Under the canopy of the rainforest hundreds of animals make their homes, but up in the leaves hides another world. This stunning read is perfect for kids who can't get enough of the rainforest and all the animals living in it.

- Equal parts educational and beautiful, this book is perfect for parents and grandparents, as well as librarians, science teachers, and educators

.- A great gift for kids who love nature, rainforests, animals, and learning more about the world

- Perfect for children ages 5 to 8 years old

- Add it to the shelf with books like The Big Book of Bugs by Yuval Zommer, The Animal Book by Lonely Planet Kids, and A Butterfly Is Patient by Dianna Aston.

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Kirkus Reviews

[C]hannels the mystery and magic of the natural world. Part outdoor adventure, part animal nonfiction book, this exciting blend will delight children interested in fact and fiction. [Over and Under the Rainforest d]raws you right in.

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Kate Messner

Kate Messner is a New York Times-bestselling author of multiple children's books, among them Over and Under the Pond, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, The Brilliant Deep, and How to Read a Story. Before becoming a full-time writer, Kate was a TV news reporter as well as an educator who spent fifteen years teaching middle school English. These days, she splits her time between Lake Champlain and southwest Florida and is trying to summit all forty-six Adirondack High Peaks in between book deadlines.

MacKenzie Haley is an illustrator, runner, and cat lover who currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky. Her books include The Ninja Club Sleepover, Pega Sisters Go to Camp, and Funny Little Ghost. She has currently reached the maximum amount of cat shirts a grown woman is allowed to have, and is banned from buying any more (but can accept them as gifts).

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781452169408
Lexile Measure
810L
Guided Reading Level
N/A
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Publication date
August 20, 2020
Series
Over and Under
BISAC categories
JUV029010 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Environment
Library of Congress categories
Rain forest animals
Rain forests

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