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During Parks and Recreation month, there are so many reasons to love forests!

2016-07-18T10:37:00-05:00 2016-07-18T10:49:36-05:00 World Book http://www.worldbook.com service@worldbook.com World Book http://www.worldbook.com service@worldbook.com <div><strong>During Parks and Recreation month, there are so many reasons to love forests! Here are our top six reasons to get outside and visit the nearest forest! </strong> </div><br> <div>1. Where do you live? Forests are home to many different kinds of plants and animals. In fact, each forest has its own ecosystem (a community of interconnected living and nonliving things) for survival. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>2. People can use materials from forests to create things! Forests provide people with name useful resources, such as lumber, plywood, paper, and cardboard. What can you make out of these materials? </div> <div><br> </div> <div>3. You may depend on a forest to cook your dinner! Forests provide many different types of fuel for cooking and heating, such as fats, oils, and gums. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>4. Do you ever get sick? Did you know that at least one-fourth of all known medicines come from plants or animals native to tropical rain forests? </div> <div><br> </div> <div>5. Do you breathe oxygen? (Of course! We all do!) Did you know that trees and other plants of tropical rain forests generate approximately 40 percent of the oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere? </div> <div><br> </div> <p>6. Forests are fun! There are so many different activities you can enjoy in a forest, such as camping, hiking, bird watching, fishing, and hunting. Which activity would you like to try? </p> <p><br> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; -ms-text-size-adjust:100%;mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt;border-collapse: collapse !important; border-color: #ffffff;"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;mso-table-lspace:0pt; -ms-text-size-adjust:100%; mso-table-rspace:0pt;-webkit-border-radius: 3px; -moz-border-radius: 3px; border-radius: 3px;"><a href="/digital-products.aspx" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%; -ms-text-size-adjust:100%;font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 26px; background-color: #e57248; border-top: 16px solid #e57248; border-bottom: 16px solid #e57248; border-right: 28px solid #e57248; border-left: 28px solid #e57248; display: block;" target="_blank" zcurl_name="l_1">Buy World Book Online today! <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-right "></span></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <p><br><br> <strong></strong> </p> <p><strong></strong> </p> <div style="font-size: 20px; text-align: center; color: #00807c;"><strong> View more articles about forests in <em>World Book Online!</em></strong> </div> <p><br><br> </p> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <img src="/images/products/wbol2.png"> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br><span style="font-size: 15px; color: #000000;"> <div style="text-align: justify;">When you need fast, reliable information for homework, reports, or just a lingering question,<em> World Book Online</em> is the place to go.<br> </div> </span> <ul> <li>A colorful, approachable look and feel, designed for kids, and articles written at your student's level</li> <li>Easy access on smartphones and tablets</li> <li>Five complete databases for multiple research levels</li> <li>Illustrations, maps, audio files, videos, eBooks, primary source documents, and more</li> </ul> <p><br> </p> <p> <span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="/products/online-encyclopedia-one-year">Learn More</a> | </span><a href="/store/AddToCart.aspx?ItemID=32&Quantity=1"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Buy Now</span></a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> http://www.worldbook.com/Five-things-you-didn-t-know-about-George-Washington

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