Explores the mysterious green jungles of the tropics which receive one hundred or more inches of rain per year and which are home to a tremendous variety of plants and animals.
Describes the geography, plant and animal life, mineral resources, destruction, and environmental protection of the world's rain forests and how people live in this ecosystem.
Takes readers on a walk through a tropical rain forest, showing examples of how the animals and plants depend on each other and their environment to survive.
An introduction to life in the jungle, using captioned photographs and descriptive paragraphs to provide information about the plant and animal species that make their homes in the tropical environment.