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The information contained in this website was derived from the following sources. We have divided the list into those works appropriate for elementary school students and those for middle and high school students (and beyond). At this point, we must also thank the following individuals for their invaluable feedback and corrections: Robert McAfee, Kyle Enger, and Tanya Dewey.
For elementary school students...
Bach, Julie. Sloths. Mankato, Minnesota: Creative Education, 1999.
Bright, Michael. Tropical Rainforest. New York: Gloucester Press, 1991.
Cheshie, Gerard. The Tropical Rainforest. New York: Crabtree Publishing Company, 2001.
Goecke, Michael P. Giant Ground Sloth. Edina, Minnesota: Buddy Books, 2003.
Grant, Neil. Just Look At Life In the Rainforest. Rourke Enterprises, Inc., 1987.
Hartman, Jane E. Armadillos, Anteaters, and Sloths: How They Live. New York: Holiday House, 1980.
Snedden, Robert. Tropical Rainforest. North Mankato, Minnesota: Smart Apple Media, 2005.
Squire, Ann O. Anteaters, Sloths, and Armadillos. New York: Franklin Watts, 1999.
For middle / high school and college-level students...
Caufield, Catherine. In the Rainforest. 1986 Ed. Chicago: Univerisity of Chicago Press, 1986
Nations, James D. Tropical Rainforests: Endangered Environment. New York: Franklin Watts, 1988
Emmons, Louise H. and Francois Feer. Neotropical Rainforest Mammals: A Field Guide. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990.
Forshaw, Joseph, Edwin Gould, and George McKay, eds. Encyclopedia of Mammals and Birds. 2nd Ed. San Francisco: Fog City Press, 1998.
MacDonald, David, ed. The Encyclodedia of Mammals. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc., 1999
Macdougall, Doug. Frozen Earth: The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2004.
McKenna, Malcolm C. and Susan K. Bell. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. New York: Columbia University Press, 1997.
Nowak, Ronald M. Walker's Mammals of the World, Volume One. Fifth Ed. Baltimore, MA: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991.
Roussel, Scott. "The history and benefits of hemp." San Diego Earth Times. Carolyn Chase, ed. January, 1999. <http://www.sdearthtimes.com/et0199/et0199s11.html>
Sloth World. McAfee, Robert K. September, 2005. <http://www.sloth-world.org/>