How about a true story book that's an original source resource K-12 ? Presenting the Martius-Spix expedition for Ecology education .....
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Easy Guide for Teachers and Students
Remember the Rainforest 1
Title page :
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/title5.html

Table of Contents : Travels in Brazil by Karl von Martius
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/tvolumes/contentsv1.html
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/tvolumes/contentsv2.html

Index : Travels in Brazil 1824 and Flora Brasiliensis 1840
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Exploration : Explore 7 Ways
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/explorepage2%20(1).html

Activities
Lessons : Earth Day or any day
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/Lessons/lesson.html

Go exploring : Meet the Strangers
Open a page from the Expedition journal, click on Latin plant and animal names, and try to identify the “strangers”. Search by pasting the Latin name on Google.
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/tvolumes/tv2p159p.html
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/tvolumes/tv1p17p.html

Treasure Hunt : Whole school K-12
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/Lessons/lesson.html

Donate :
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/popup_contribute.html

Download free Eco ed posters :
http://www.remembertherainforest.com/shop2/pages/EDposters.html

More downloadable images : PEOPLE AND SCENES
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/a_galleries/gallery_scenes_s...
EXPEDITION ETCHINGS
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/etchcoms/treasureebook...
PLANTS
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/plantsandanimals/plant...
ANIMALS
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/plantsandanimals/fauna...

Subjects

HISTORY, GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS : BRAZIL 1817
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/indexpaidfoldercopy/in...
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/tvolumes/contentsv1.html
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/tvolumes/contentsv2.html

ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION :
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/indexpaidfoldercopy/in...
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/etchcoms/co6.html
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/etchcoms/co9.html {oxygenation}
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/etchcoms/co14.html
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/etchcoms/co16.html

LANGUAGE ARTS :
Essays on Ecology by the Father of Ecology, Karl von Martius.
leader the Martius-Spix expedition 1817-1820

http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/etchcoms/co6.html
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/etchcoms/co9.html {oxygenation}
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/etchcoms/co14.html
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/etchcoms/co16.html

BIOLOGY : Plants and Animals :
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/indexpaidfoldercopy/in... http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/plantsandanimals/plant...
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/plantsandanimals/fauna...

GEOGRAPHY : all locations in text are linked to maps in addition to the following info:
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/indexpaidfoldercopy/in...
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/map/mappage1.html

GEOLOGY :
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/indexpaidfoldercopy/in...

LIFESTYLE :
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/ebook/indexpaidfoldercopy/in...
http://remembertherainforest.com/shop2/rtr1/a_galleries/gallery_scenes_s...