Mom said, "I have to go hunt for our lunch. Wait here until I get back."
"I am very hungry," said Gus the Gecko . "I need to keep looking for food."
As Gus the Gecko wandered deeper into the rain forest, he spied a sloth. The sloth was hanging upside down from a Cecropia tree.
As Gus the Gecko wandered deeper into the rain forest, he saw something bright red in the top of the trees. It was Megan the Macaw feeding fruit to her babies.
"I am very, very, very hungry. Do you have any food for me to eat?" asked Gus. "I'm sorry," said Megan the Macaw, "This fruit is for my babies. I don't have any more to share.
The End!
Dedicated to the children at the Davis School in Brockton, MA.
This book is an adaption of 'A Rainforest Adventure' by Janice Marino, Megan Hunt, Connie Reed, Terry Ferro, and Helen Virga from the Davis School in Brockton, MA.
Special thanks to the Massachusetts Department of Education whose funding supported teachers and parents in the development of this story.© CAST, 2006