{"product_id":"a-walk-through-the-rain-forestisbn-9781536211208","title":"A Walk Through the Rain Forest","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning team behind \u003ci\u003eCan We Save the Tiger?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eApe\u003c\/i\u003e invites young readers to explore the breathtaking biodiversity of a Malaysian tropical rain forest.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConservation biologist Martin Jenkins and acclaimed fine artist Vicky White expertly guide readers into the complex ecosystem of Malaysia’s Taman Negara. Conversational prose and photorealistic black-and-white artwork—punctuated by four jaw-dropping full-color spreads—evoke the whir of cicadas and the low call of a pheasant. Pages fill with ants and elephants, leopards and hornbills, gibbons and bats, as animals spread and fertilize seeds to help maintain a magnificent old-growth forest. Every living thing in the rain forest is interconnected, and a dazzling full-color index guide at the end of the book challenges readers to circle back and marvel at animals they may have missed in the dense foliage. Meticulously researched and visually arresting, this creative tour de force is a young conservationist’s dream: the ecotour of a lifetime.This arresting tour through a Malaysian rain forest is most notable for its spectacular illustrations. Photorealistic scenes, created with pencil and oil paint, are dense with detail. Most appear in grayscale but full color is also deployed, its impact all the greater for the contrast it creates with its monochrome counterparts. . . Readers will absorb the fact-laden text with ease. . . and come away with a genuine appreciation of these unique habitats.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe illustrator’s photorealistic art completely steals the show. . . . breathtaking.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a rare find: a great nonfiction book that is also a perfect choice for a read-aloud. The conversational prose reads like the author is guiding you on a walk through the Taman Negara rain forest in Malaysia. As you turn the pages the text guides you to notice the sights and sounds of the animals and plants depicted in the immersive and detailed illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Connection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsidering the forest here is the Taman Negara tropical rainforest in Malaysia, the titular walk promises to be an intriguing one. . . Jenkins’ easy, conversational tone, and White’s stunningly photorealistic paint and pencil mise en scène transform the shadowy, unfamiliar rainforest into an inviting milieu—wondrous but not too mysterious for a primary schooler to begin to grasp.\u003cbr\u003e—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis rare picture book is both an evocative read-aloud and an intriguing visual journey that invites repeated looks.\u003cbr\u003e—The Virginian Pilot\u003cb\u003eMartin Jenkins \u003c\/b\u003eis a conservation biologist and the award-winning author of many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor’s Egg,\u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by Jane Chapman; \u003ci\u003eA World of Plants,\u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by James Brown; and \u003ci\u003eUnder Threat: An Album of Endangered Animals,\u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by Tom Frost. Martin Jenkins lives in Cambridge, England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVicky White\u003c\/b\u003e worked as a zookeeper for several years before earning an MA in natural history illustration from London’s Royal College of Art. She is the illustrator of two other books written by Martin Jenkins: \u003ci\u003eApe\u003c\/i\u003e, which won an ASPCA Henry Bergh Illustration Award, and \u003ci\u003eCan We Save the Tiger?\u003c\/i\u003e, which was short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Vicky White lives in Suffolk, England.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303429624037,"sku":"NP9781536211208","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536211207_88a16d06-b0b9-4996-a158-a0528e79f069.jpg?v=1730754278","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-walk-through-the-rain-forestisbn-9781536211208","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}