{"product_id":"one-day-in-the-tropical-rain-forest-9780064420167","title":"One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest","description":"Today is doomsday for a young Venezuelan Indian boy's beloved rain forest and its animal life--unless he and a visiting naturalist can save it. \"George makes drama large and small out of the minute-by-minute events in an ecosystem . . . gripping ecological theater.\" --C. \"An example of nonfiction writing at its best.\" --SLJ. \u003cp\u003e Notable 1990 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS\/CBC)\u003cbr\u003eOutstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1990 (NSTA\/CBC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllen, Gary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I began drawing before I could talk,\" says Gary Allen. \"My family always knew I would become an artist, because I constantly drew pictures on the wall as high as I could reach.\" Gary Allen wen on to study art at the State University of New York College at New Paltz and is now a designer at The Culinary Institute of America In Hyde Park, New York. He lives in High Falls, New York, with his wife and stepson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge, Jean Craighead:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Craighead George\u003c\/strong\u003e wrote over one hundred books for children and young adults. Her novel \u003cem\u003eJulie of the Wolves \u003c\/em\u003ewon the Newbery Medal in 1973, and she received a 1960 Newbery Honor for \u003cem\u003eMy Side of the Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e. Born into a family of famous naturalists, Jean spent her entire career writing books that celebrated the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513805803794,"sku":"9780064420167","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ab292527-6e8a-4c7e-94ea-d260a7c847c6.jpg?v=1730967443","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/one-day-in-the-tropical-rain-forest-9780064420167","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}