Rescue In the Rainforest

J.P. Rothbone and his Sniveling cronies are up to no good again—ruthlessly clear-cutting trees in the Thai rain forest with their Tree Trashing Tractor to illegally expand their palm kernel oil plantations.

The Boneheads panic upon hearing that rain forest-dwelling wildlife like white-handed gibbons and other indigenous species may lose their habitats. In no time, they are off on a mission to protect the biodiversity of life in the Thai rain forests.

Kids learn that rain forests hold a treasure of undiscovered species--species that sustain healthy rain forests and some that possibly hold the key to cures for human illnesses.  Through the canopy-dwelling white-handed gibbons, kids observe how this species has adapted to a completely arboreal life, and how gibbons, like other species, disperse the seeds for new forest growth.

An up-to-the minute “Newsflash” highlights Dr. Shirley MacGreal, founder of the International Primate Protection League, and her promise to protect wild primates and their habitats around the world.

Bonehead delivers a musical “You have the Power” message to help kids take everyday actions to protect rain forests.

Free downloadable Educators Resource Guide for Grades K-4 and Grades 5-8 addresses U.S. National Science Standards.