rain forests

Fifteen-year-old Peak Marcello is invited to climb Hkakabo Razi, one of the most isolated mountains in the world, but getting there involves a four-week trek through a tropical rainforest that is rife with hazards, which turns out to be more dangerous than summiting the mountain itself.

A pictoral introduction to the animal and plant life of the jungle.

When Jeff accompanies his uncle to the Amazon rain forest to acquire butterflies for an exhibit at the museum where his uncle works, Jeff hopes to see real jaguars as well.

While hunting for food in the rain forest for his starving village, a young boy encounters a panther that teaches him how to conserve.

A cumulative verse that introduces some of the many different plants and animals that live in and around a tree growing in the rain forest. Includes facts and illustrations.

Provides information about rain forests and their importance to life on Earth, discusses the dangers posed to the planet by the loss of rain forest ecosystems, and looks at what is being done in countries around the world to save these vital environments.

Describes the work of Meg Lowman in the rainforest canopy, an area unexplored until the last ten years and home to previously unknown species of plants and animals.

A cumulative verse that introduces some of the many different plants and animals that live in and around a tree growing in the rain forest. Includes facts and illustrations.

A gecko spends an exciting night searching for something to eat while avoiding being eaten by some other creature. Includes a tear-out poster.

Examines the plants and animals of the Amazonian rain forest.