Exploring Rain Forests: A Benjamin Blog and His Inquisitive Dog Investigation

by Anita Ganeri

Join intrepid explorers Benjamin Blog and his inquisitive dog Barko Polo as they travel the globe exploring the world s most exciting habitats! This book looks at rainforests around the world such as those in the Amazon, West Africa and Sumatra, taking in a multitude of amazing animals, plants, and trees along the way."

Genres: Nonfiction

32 pages, Library Binding

First published October 1, 2010

About the author

Anita Ganeri is a highly experienced author of children’s information books, specialising in religion, India/Asia, multiculturalism, geography, biography and natural history. She became a freelance writer after working at Walker Books (as foreign rights manager) and Usborne Publishing (as an editor). Since then, she has written over 300 titles, including the best-selling Horrible Geography series for Scholastic. The series won the Geographical Association Silver Award in 1999 and was cited as being ‘an innovation that all geographers will applaud’. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society where she conducts most of her research for the books.

Reviews

[Karen Arendt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Provides a general overview of rain forests touching upon plants, animals, and locations. A good book to introduce rain forests to second and third grades. Has a short quiz at the end as well as glossary, index, and online resources.