rain forests

During a hike with her brother through the Amazon rainforest, fifth-grader Lea discovers a badly injured baby sloth.

"Journey to the rain forest by inspecting the biome's key characteristics, animals, and plants. Readers will explore how they all work together to support life in a rain forest"--Provided by publisher.

"A child goes on a rain forest adventure and meets several different species of monkeys"--Provided by publisher.

Colorful illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the plants and animals that live in rain forests around the world.

"Where in the world will you find 427 different types of mammals, 1,294 birds, 2,200 fishes, 378 reptiles, 428 amphibians, and about 1 million insects? The Amazon Rainforest, of course! Get lost in the largest rainforest in the world to climb trees that are 500 years old, swim with a pink dolphin, avoid the deadly poison dart frogs, and sleep with a troop of twenty howler monkeys. In What's Up in the Amazon Rainforest, you'll learn all about the plants and animals, as well as the people that live there and the habitat itself"--Provided by publisher.

Text and illustrations discuss what a rain forest is, where they are located, how they affect humans, and how their destruction is damaging the Earth and endangering mankind.

"Explore the Amazon rain forest and learn all about what it's like to live in this biome, from what kinds of plants and animals live there to what kinds of weather it receives"--Provided by publisher.

Provides information about the rain forest, using video footage, still photography, animation, and 3-D graphics to examine pollination, propagation, photosynthesis, the layers of the rain forest, its animals, the food supply, species variation, and conservation.

Describes the world's rainforests full of colorful flowers and insects.