The Best Rainforest Books for Kids

Rainforest books for kids that are appropriate for kids of all ages, focusing on the amazing plants and animals in the rainforests.

April 2024

Journey into the lush, vibrant world of rainforests through the pages of incredible books. Rainforests are home to a staggering diversity of life and hold countless stories waiting to be told. Whether you’re a nature enthusiast, an adventure seeker, or simply curious about these vital ecosystems, this list of rainforest books will transport you to the heart of the jungle. Dive in and explore the wonders that await!

The Best Rainforest Books for Kids

• Adventures with Finn and Skip: Forest by Brendan Kearney
• Leap Frog by Jane Clarke, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup
• The Amazon (DK Eyewitness) by DK

• Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree by Kate Messner, illustrated by Simona Mulazzani
• Parrots Over Puerto Rico by Cindy Trumbore and Susan L. Roth, illustrated by Susan L. Roth
• Over and Under the Rainforest by Kate Messner, illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal

• National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of the Rain Forest by Moira Rose Donohue
• Wild Baby by Cori Doerrfeld 
• The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest by Heather Lang, illustrated by Jana Christy  

• Something Wonderful by Matt Ritter, illustrated by Nayl Gonzalez 
• Toucans, Too Written by Bethanie Deeney Murguia 
• Zonia’s Rain Forest by Juana Martinez-Neal 

• The Watcher: Jane Goodall’s Life with the Chimps by Jeanette Winter
• The Perfect Siesta by Pato Mena
• The Rainforest Book by Charlotte Milner

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