The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy
by Kathryn Lasky and Christopher G. Knight
Since she was six years old, Meg Lowman has known that she wanted to be a scientist... read more
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 1997
Word Count 7,116
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1080L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 25562
- Curricular Area
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Rain forest ecology--Research--Juvenile literature
- Rain forest ecology
- Ecology
- Rain forests
- Forest canopy ecology
- Forest canopy ecology--Research--Juvenile literature
- Lowman, Margaret
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | General
- Plant ecologists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Research
- Lowman, Margaret--Juvenile literature
- Plant ecologists
- United States
- Ecologists
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kathryn Lasky
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Kathryn Lasky
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 1
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Selection, 1997
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