tropics

A teenage girl living on a tropical island runs away to escape her tribe's customs of arranged marriages and female genital mutilation.

An introduction to tropical storms and hurricanes with information on how they begin, when and where they occur, the damage they can do, and some of the worst storms of this century.

Describes the climate, geography, and cultures of Sri Lanka, Ghana, and Columbia, and indicates how tropic conditions affect life in such regions.

Describes the climate, ecosystem, native inhabitants, population and settlement, resource development, and future prospects of the tropics, a region that includes five of the ten most populated countries in the world.

Describes the different aspects of tropical grasslands including climate, plants, animals, and people and contains detailed maps of key regions such as the Llanos, Cerrado, Sahel and Sudanian Savanna, and grasslands in East Africa and Northern Australia.

Describes the living conditions, plant and animal life, people, exploitation, and conservation of the tropical rain forests.

Describes, in brief text and illustrations, various aspects of life on the tropical island of Nossi B?, off the coast of Madagascar, including the homes, economy, and the many unusual animals and plants.

Photographs and simple text introduce readers to various tropical forest environments and the people who live there.

Discusses tropical forests and their effect on the plants, animals, and humans interacting with them.