Roots and wings From teeming greenery to the songs of birds, rain forest...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 7, 1997 ;     700+ words ......color is green. She is the Muse of the Rain Forest, and the works she has inspired are...concerts March 14 through 16, a garden of rain forest events are planned here. From the world...of the MSO concerts), to displays of rain forest art from Latino Arts Inc. and Cardinal...

Rescue: Students buy rain forest tract At Lincoln Elementary in Port...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  January 30, 1996 ;     475 words ......sneeze very slowly. "Sloths live in the rain forest, which is really hot, humid and sticky...also know that at the present rate of rain forest destruction, those slow-moving tree...have raised $124.29 to buy 3 acres of rain forest in Paraguay. The acreage is being purchased...

Who lives in a tropical rain forest?

Weekly Reader, Edition 1 (including Science Spin);  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Read A toucan is a kind of rain forest bird. Name some birds that...Share Information A tropical rain forest is a warm, wet place where...out sunlight from most of the rain forest. Mahogany, teak, and rosewood...

Students embark on rain forest adventure

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 16, 2003 ;     610 words ...Students embark on rain forest adventure By GARY RUMMLER Special to the...piranha-infested rivers and awesome alligators in the rain forest is just plain fun for first-graders -- especially when the rain forest is a quick trek to the gym at Wilson Elementary...

RAIN FOREST CRUCIAL TO FUTURE OF HUMANS.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the Editor)

The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY);  May 10, 1996 ;     221 words ......controversies. One that alarms me the most is rain forest destruction. It is a problem that...I can convince some. Why save the rain forest? It's a question to which there are many answers. The rain forest has a meaningful impact on humans...

Zoo helps educate about rain forest

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  February 10, 2005 ;     370 words ...GO! Rain forest dayWhat: Rain Forest Conservation DayWhen: 1 to 3 p.m., Feb. 19Where: Miller Park ZooHighlights: Up-close encounters with several of the zoo's rain forest animals, samples of rain forest products such as coffee and...

TROPICAL RAIN FOREST TAKES ROOT IN SCHOOL

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  April 15, 1993 ;     700+ words ......Bergen County, NJ) 04-15-1993 TROPICAL RAIN FOREST TAKES ROOT IN SCHOOL -- PATERSON SIXTH-GRADE...Brooklyn, but there's a whole tropical rain forest, complete with poisonous frogs, exotic...downtown Paterson. Well, not a real rain forest. But the actual sights, sounds, and...

A River of Visitors Snakes Through Zoo's Rain Forest

The Washington Post;  December 6, 1992 ;     596 words ......vines of the National Zoo's new Amazon rain forest building. The flamboyant forest under...Francesca Gany, of New York, who toured the rain forest yesterday with her husband and 22-month-o...explained to her small daughter: "It's a rain forest. It's supposed to be humid." So it is...

Come with me on a walk into the rain forest

Chicago Sun-Times;  December 7, 1988 ;     700+ words ......here, when we walk into the tropical rain forest, will not escape you. The sun is high...here. Now we know that a single acre of rain forest supports several hundred species of...insects. Just a stretch of Costa Rican rain forest holds several hundred species of birds...

Eastview students transform classroom into rain forest

Courier-News (Elgin, IL);  June 2, 1999 ;     462 words ...Eastview students transform classroom into rain forest zB1 By Charla Brautigam STAFF WRITER...fifth-grade class will never look at the rain forest the same way again. After spending weeks...transformed their own classroom into a rain forest of sorts, complete with hanging vines...

School turns into rain forest

Grayslake Review (IL);  May 30, 1996 ;     349 words ......the hallway has been transposed to a rain forest in conjunction with a unit being taught...also known as Mrs. B.J.), started their rain forest unit in the middle of April. Students...researching an animal which lives in the rain forest. They then constructed their animal...

A walk in the rain forest

Green Teacher;  July 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......creating and leading a multisensory rain forest "tour," students can discover their...felt before. You have arrived in the rain forest! Unfortunately, it's not easy to convey...impressions that greets visitors to a tropical rain forest. But as it is unlikely that you can...

Environmental aesthetics: recreating the rain forest. (elementary school...

School Arts;  April 1, 1989 ;     700+ words ...ENVIRONMENTAL AESTHETICS: Recreating the Rain Forest STUDENTS AS WELL AS ADULTS OFTEN learn...thousands of miles away--a tropical rain forest. This sensory experience is part of...materials, and constructed and arranged the rain forest props. As you walk quietly through the...

SCHOOL'S RAIN FOREST IS HANDS-ON LESSON NORTHERN SHORES STUDENTS LEARN WHY...

The Virginian Pilot;  May 4, 1997 ;     645 words ......Shores Elementary School. Welcome to the rain forest, Suffolk style. In celebration of Earth...students of Northern Shores learned how the rain forest and its inhabitants are being endangered and why they should help preserve the rain forest as a natural resource. This was a hands-...

Rain forest rainbow.

Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin);  April 8, 2005 ;     353 words ......regulate world climates and the water cycle. Rain forest trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere...valuable habitats. Ask students: What makes a rain forest habitat special? How is a rain forest different from the habitat in which we live...