tropics

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tropics

Equatorial climates

1997
Describes the weather, plant and animal life, and how people live in the rain forest, monsoon, and savanna regions of the tropics.

People in the rain forest

1999
Describes the people who live in rain forests around the world, how they hunt and farm, and their religions, festivals, food, and medicine.

Thin ice

unlocking the secrets of climate in the world's highest mountains
2006

Tropical storms and hurricanes

1999
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.

The case of the monkeys that fell from the trees

and other mysteries in tropical nature
2003
Presents scientific investigations of twelve tropical forest mysteries, looking at why monkeys sometimes fall from the trees, how passion flower vines foil their predators, how poison dart frogs make their poison, and other questions.

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