Andrew Lost #15: In the Jungle by J. C. Greenburg; Jan Gerardi

Author:J. C. Greenburg; Jan Gerardi
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 0375835644
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 2009-07-01T00:00:00+00:00

They reached the tree trunk and began climbing again.

Thudd pointed out the birds that flashed through the trees—screaming orange-and-green king parrots, black riflebirds that made a sound like a gunshot, and green catbirds that meowed.

These sounds were all part of the whistling, buzzing, cackling, screaming, screeching music of the rain forest.

meep … “Drewd and Oody near treetops now,” Thudd said. “Called canopy of rain forest. Lotsa animals live in canopy. Lotsa light up here. Lotsa water from lotsa, lotsa rain. Canopy make shade for stuff that live underneath. Keep rain forest cool.”

Andrew kept climbing. “We’re higher than most of the other trees now,” he said.

“So where’s that stupid river?” said Judy.

Just then, Andrew thought he saw a sparkle of light through the leaves. He climbed quickly to get a clear view.

And then he saw it—a sliver of silvery river.

“Super-duper pooper-scooper!” Andrew yelled, creeping from the trunk to a branch. “The river! It’s close!” he shouted to Judy, who was inches behind him.

As he looked down, Andrew glimpsed something that made the back of his neck prickle.

A few branches below, a coil of yellow-and-black stripes was beginning to unwind.

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