Presents the five layers in the rain forest and the animals and other features of each one, and discusses the risks to rain forests, the life cycle of a rain forest, and food chains.
Parker has investigated a wide range of species, including another kind of butterfly, the glasswing. I watched some of these insects fluttering through shady recesses in a Colombian cloud forest and was struck by how I could see through ...
What do you know about the rain forest? This book will tell us about the plants and animals that live in the rain forest and why people are trying to save it from being destroyed.
Provides facts about the wild and amazing birds, bugs, and beasts that live in the rain forest.
The rain forest is a peaceful place until man and his machines threaten to destroy it.
Illuminating back matter includes a translation of the story in Asháninka, information on the Asháninka community, and resources on the Amazon rain forest and its wildlife.
Text and photographs introduce the rain forest biome, including the environment, plants, and animals such as snakes, tree frogs, and apes.
Describes the importance of rain forests, types of plant and animal life that live there, and the current threat to rain forests from deforestation and pollution.
Rain forest ecology. Asia, Southeastern. Forests and forestry.
The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Dick for an “umbrella-vator” ride through the understory, canopy, and emergent layers of a tropical rain forest, encountering a host of plants, animals, and native peoples along the way.
"Discusses what rain forests are, their importance to humans and to the ecosystem, how humans are harming them, and what can be done to protect them"--