Rain Forest Rescue 6-pack Author: Anna Mackenzie ISBN: 9780790322186 Copyright Date: 2005 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 5 Reading Level: T Strategy/Skill: Visualizing, Making inferences Genre: Realistic Fiction Theme/Topic: Habitats, Environment, Adventure Classification: Fiction

Book Summary

Lying around in the sticky heat is no fun for Sara, but then she encounters an injured orangutan and its baby.  Set in an orangutan rehabilitation center in Indonesia, this narrative explores environmental issues in a rain forest setting.

Features of the Book

• Fiction
• Exotic setting
• Realistic characters
• Character change over time
• Theme of conservation

Purpose

Rain Forest Rescue can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:

• making inferences
• visualizing
• examining the way people can work together to rebuild damaged ecosystems and save species
• explaining how many species have become extinct because of the actions of people
• understanding the way every ecosystem supports a unique collection of living things

For more information please see our Lesson Plan