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An overview of the rain forest and the variety of animals which live there.

Explores the layers of the rainforest and describes the plants, animals, and people who live there, and explains why rainforests are in danger.

Learn about animals, birds, and insects that inhabit jungles and rain forests.

"A poison dart frog clings to a slippery leaf. A sloth creeps through the canopy. The dense rain forest overflows with life. Discover the plants and animals that depend on each other in this biome"--

Explore the mystery and wonder of the tropical rain forest! Travel around the equator to Africa, Asia, and South America discovering the world's most fascinating plant and animal life. Trees that give us rubber and chocolate, lizards that change color, and a cat that can fish with its tail are just some of the amazing species that you'll find in the dense foliage of the rain forest. Captivating photographs, along with compelling text, make this book...

In rhyming text, the Cat in the Hat introduces the tropical rainforest and the ways in which its plants and animals interact.

Eight-year-old Jack, his seven-year-old sister, Annie, and Peanut the mouse ride in a tree house to the Amazon rain forests, where they encounter giant ants, flesh-eating piranhas, hungry crocodiles, and wild jaguars.

Cumulative text presents the animals and plants of the tropical rain forest and their relationship with one another and their environment.