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Chunky Monkey's Rain-Forest Friends Read about a few of the creatures that call the rain forest their home. And while you're at it, learn how to draw them as well. www.chunkymonkey.com/rainforest/rainforest.htm

Sounds of the Rainforest Features the sounds of nature including birds, the environment, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals. www.christiananswers.net/kids/sounds.html

Rainforest Live An educational website on tropical rainforests with links to projects, research and expeditions. There are colouring pages, games, competitions, chat rooms and teaching ideas. www.rainforestlive.org.uk

Save The Rainforest Fact sheets, photos, and ideas about ways to help save the rainforest. www.savetherainforest.org

Tropical Rain Forests Tropical rain forests once blanketed the Earth like a wide green belt around the equator. Now they're disappearing at a rate of 93,000 square miles per year. Find out why they're important and learn what's destroying them. www.bagheera.com/inthewild/spot_sprain.htm

How a Rainforest Works Photographic tour of a tropical rainforest shows what makes it such a bountiful environment for plants and animals. www.howstuffworks.com/rainforest.htm

KuKura, Guardian of the Rainforest Online book explains why the rainforests are important. 56-page book can also be downloaded and printed for offline reading. Site also includes Flash animated pages. greenkeepers.com

Sandy Wiseman's Photo-Journey Through a Costa Rican Rainforest Shares an exquisite journey through a tropical rainforest in Costa Rica, near the Rara Avis lodge. www.ecofuture.org/pk/pkar9512.html

Amazon Interactive Found out where the Amazon is, how much rain a rainforest receives, who lives there, and how the native people earn a living. www.eduweb.com/amazon.html

Tropical Rainforest All about the tropical rainforest biome. Includes description, global position, climate, and information on specific plants and animals of this biome. www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm

On the Line - Tropical Rain Forests See some of the animals, plants and people which inhabit the tropical rain forests. Find out why they're in danger, and learn what people are doing to protect them. www.oxfam.org.uk/../ontheline/explore/nature/trfindex.htm

VirtualRainForest - An Online Tour An interactive online tour of the rainforests of Central and South America. It is excellent for school projects and is written for children. www.bsrsi.msu.edu/rfrc/tour

Rainforests: Lungs of the Planet Explore the sights and sounds of the rain forest. Find out what other kids are doing to protect these endangered habitats, and learn how you can make a difference. www.ran.org/info_center

Live From The Rainforest A virtual expedition into the heart of our planet's largest rainforest, guided by some of the world's leading biologists. www.passporttoknowledge.com/rainforest

RainForest Has facts and activities about Rain Forest animals and plants. Includes printable animal patterns, word searches and color sheets. abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/habitats/rain_forest

Amazonia Fun Quest A kid-safe place to learn about the people, plants and animals of the Brazilian Amazon Rain Forest. Offers activities, games, puzzles and fun information about the Negro River area of Brazil. www.dtvisions.com/AFQ

Rain Forest Report Card Includes basics, geography, biology, deforestation, statistics, case studies, online rainforest tour, movies, and links. www.bsrsi.msu.edu/rfrc/home.html

Climate Kaleidoscope Find out about rain forests, climate and the effects they have on each other. climate.nms.ac.uk

The Disappearing Rainforest Includes information on location, climate, animals, plants and products, Indian inhabitants, deforestation and environmental impact. www.pokemonultimate.wanadoo.co.uk/Rainforest.html