A Day and Night in the Amazon Rainforest

Caroline Arnold's Habitats

by Caroline Arnold (Contributor)

Award-winning author/illustrator Caroline Arnold invites readers to hunker down in the Amazon from sunrise to sunrise and experience one 24-hour cycle of animal activity in the rain forest habitat, starting and ending with cricka, cricka! a noisy toucan call. Her cut-paper illustrations and story-like narrative dazzle and delight."

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2015

Reviews

[Hannah]

Excellent book about animals that live in the rainforest, nocturnal animals, and even brings in time of day.

[Sunday]

Well written with a flow and organization that lends itself to reading aloud. Clear main idea – animals of the Amazon rainforest are busy throughout day and night. Some are diurnal and some are nocturnal. The text structure moves the reader through the day – 6:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., NOON, etc – a refreshing take on a familiar topic. The description of each animal is appealing (“Coatis scamper along the shady forest floor. They snort, scream, and whistle to one another…”) and then there are additional informational captions. This might be a book read aloud to launch a unit of study and then teams of students choose a particular animal or plant to research in more detail. Great author’s note at the end explaining “what is a tropic rain forest?” and including a helpful map.