Photographs, illustrations, and text provide information about the rain forests of the world, and some of the animals and people who make the forests their home.
Introduces readers to the many kinds of animals and plants found in rain forests and explains how man's activities can threaten these fragile ecosystems.
Many rain forest animals are threatened as a result of deforestation in this habitat. Readers are introduced to animals such as the spider monkey, that is just one of the several species that are endangered. Chapters will explain what is being done to preserve the world's rain forests and what still needs to be done to protect its biodiversity.
When twins Otis and Cody Carson, their father Hayden, cousin Rae Lee, and family friend Maxim go to the Amazon jungle of Brazil, they uncover a smuggling ring trafficking in endangered animals.
Rhyming verse describes the activities of many of the creatures that inhabit the Amazon rainforest. Includes facts about the animals in the book and about the Amazon River and rainforest.
