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The Great Kapok Tree is an American children's picture book about rainforest conservation. It was written and illustrated by Lynne Cherry and was originally published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1990. The book is dedicated to Chico Mendes, a Brazilian rubber tapper trying to protect the rainforests, who was murdered in 1988. [1]
CNET said "Other makers of educational software should take a lesson from Zurk's Rainforest Lab's book, using facts about an interesting topic to stimulate creative writing and critical thinking. On the other hand, the richness of the computer as a learning medium can certainly be put to better use than it is in this program" [ 6 ]
Barnens Regnskog (Children's rainforest) is a Swedish nonprofit organization established in 1987, which is dedicated to raising funds for rainforest preservation. The charity supports preservation projects in Thailand, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica and Ecuador and has contributed to preserving 450 km 2 (170 sq mi) of rainforest.
Kids Saving the Rainforest was founded in February 1999 by two nine-year old girls, Janine Licare and Aislin Livingstone, who were living in the jungle of Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. [1] The girls made paper-mache bottles and painted rocks and sold them by the side of the road to raise money for saplings that would be planted in the nearby forest.
MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) -Joe Biden became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest on Sunday, flagging the dangers of global warming often dismissed by President-elect ...
Kern and her husband formed the Swedish non-profit Barnens Regnskog (Children's Rainforest) in 1987. [ 3 ] By 1998 the Children's Eternal Rainforest was the largest private biological reserve in Central America, spanning 18,000 hectares (44,000 acres) in the Guanacaste , Alajuela , and Puntarenas provinces.
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(Reuters) - Montana legislators on Tuesday rejected an attempt to ban a transgender member of the state House of Representatives from using the women's restroom at the state Capitol, with some ...