rain forests

Presents information on the location, plants and animals, resources, and endangered nature of the world's rain forests. Includes a multimedia disk containing activities, puzzles, games, and experiments.

Describes thirty-two indigenous tribes, 261 plant families and species, and 818 animal classes, orders, families, and species found in rain forests; and also discusses methods used to reduce rain forest loss and lists rain forest resources including print publications, videos, and agencies and organizations.

"To celebrate Earth Day, the kids surprise Ms. Frizzle with her very own cocoa tree from the Rainforest Rental Catalog. But when the tree's cocoa bean harvest falls mysteriously short, it's time for, you guessed it, a rousing tropical field trip!"--Container.

Describes rain forests, the life they support, their deterioration, resources they provide, and efforts to protect them.

Full-color, illustrated photographs that describe the many mysteries of tropical rainforests and the connections between plants and animals.

Simple text describes which animals of the rainforest are active during the day, and which ones come out at night.

Join Jack and Annie, from the Magic Tree House series, as they research rain forests and find out the facts behind the fiction.

Provides readers with answers to some of the most basic questions about the world's disappearing rain forests. Examines the reasons for the forests' destruction, how it affects the indigenous animal and plant life, as well as the entire planet.