Rain Forests (Magic Tree House Research Guide) Paperback – September 25, 2001

I bought this as a supplement to our rainforest unit after we read “Afternoon on the Amazon” as a class. The kids loved it!! It even has colored pictures which was perfect for my first graders.

We love all the research guides for MTH. They are written at a higher Lexile level than the stories but it makes them fun to read together. My 6 year old doesn't have the patience to read through a research guide the entire way through on her own but together it makes for a fun project...she gets to tell me about what happened in the story to Jack & Annie and together we learn some fun facts about whatever time/place the story was about.

I love the animals and rainforests

Awesome series for my 4 1/2 year old son. We love the stories, but I especially love the research guides that go along with the stories. I love seeing my son so interested in learning!

This book is absolutely a perfect introduction into non-fiction books. My son loves the ease of reading and yet I feel it is challanging and educational. Very nicely written! Also, shipping was fast and on time.

Our girls read this after a trip to the Amazon, and found lots that they recognized & enjoyed. The standard of information is rather higher than that in the Magic Tree house books, which is reasonable, given that they don't have to worry about plot & characters as well!If your child enjoys Magic Tree house, and would like to know more about the Amazon this is fine, but I would also recommend One Small Square: Tropical Rainforests (by Donald Silver). We took this with us to the rainforest (see review) and found it to be excellent.

Great companion to the fiction counterpart

This is a great book to begin learning about ecosystems with. The students learn a lot of neat facts. Jack and Annie make everything more interesting!