Emily+S

**Directions:**
==**Please use the following readings to write ten facts on the rainforest. I would like facts that pertain to the following categories: medicine,** inhabitants of the rainforest (plants or animals), products produced from the rainforest and people that live or work in the rainforest including cultures and tradition.==

**How does the destruction or abuse of the rainforest affect animals, plants or people?**

 * Use the following resources: The Great Kapok Tree (pg 364-377) and the three short stories. Please include pictures or videos in your findings.**

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=**National Parks have impressive plants, land, and animals.**= =**George Catlin wanted to keep forests safe from hunters and loggers.**= =**Soon after the Government wanted to create a place where the yellow stone river flowed. The U.S.A. also wanted to preserve places from our history. Even some National Parks were meant for scientific learning. The**= =**Nations historical park in Virgina shows how the USA looked when the English first came here. The American army used to guard the parks for anyone but except people to look. people try and take care of the animals out there.****There are many**= == =**different types of animals in the rainforest's. Forest death happens when more and more trees are cut down in the rainforest's. Scientist say that the rainforest's might be gone in 40 to 50 years. Some people say the rain forest is like a cake by how the 4 layers the canopy, the emergent, under story, and the forest floor. Rainforest's are homes to 3 million plants and animals. More Avalanches happen when more trees are cut down. Some say ro****ads are the forests worst enemy. Everyone should try to save the rainforest's.**=

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