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Rain Forest

Rain Forest. by Alice Malone Fall 2010. What is a Rain Forest?. A rain forest is a warm, wet forest that receives at least six feet of rain per year. The Layers of the Rain Forest.

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Rain Forest

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  1. Rain Forest by Alice Malone Fall 2010

  2. What is a Rain Forest? • A rain forest is a warm, wet forest that receives at least six feet of rain per year.

  3. The Layers of the Rain Forest Emergent layer : the highest layer of the rain forest consisting of a giant trees that stretch much higher than most of the other trees Canopy : the thick layer of branches and leaves that form an umbrella over the area beneath Understory : the dark, shadowy layer with little sunlight and average-sized trees Forest Floor : the bottom of the rain forest with few plants and rotting leaves, and home to millions of insects

  4. Rain Forest Drawing

  5. Animal Riddle • I am red, green, blue, and white. • I eat avocados. • I fly and I’m a bird. • I move to old toucan houses. • My name rhymes with pretzel • What am I ?

  6. Quetzal http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=quetzal&FORM=IGRE&qpvt=quetzal&adlt=strict#focal=9dd0ac7ce6df594ca7bac5ae4e6d44e4&furl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wildernessclassroom.com%2Fwww%2Fschoolhouse%2Frainforest_library%2Fanimal_images%2Fquetzal2.jpg

  7. Quetzal facts • A quetzal is a bird. • It lives in Central America and South America. • It lives mostly in the Amazon rain forest. • It lives in the canopy.

  8. Cool facts • The quetzal has very bright feathers. • Toucans eat Quetzals. • Quetzals eat avocados. • Quetzal feathers are billions of dollars to people in the rain forest.

  9. Bibliography Donovan, Sandra. Quetzals. New York, Steadwell books, 2002. Internet. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=quetzal&FORM=IGRE&qpvt=quetzal&adlt=strict#focal=9dd0ac7ce6df594ca7bac5ae4e6d44e4&furl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wildernessclassroom.com%2Fwww%2Fschoolhouse%2Frainforest_library%2Fanimal_images%2Fquetzal2.jpg. 8 December 2010.

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