Examines the rain forest as an ecological niche and describes the plant and animal life supported there.

A survey of how rain forests work, what makes them such rich habitats, why we need them, the consequences of their current destruction andwhat we can do to save them.

Introduces some of the animals of rain forests and how they live.

"This title will introduce readers to rain forest ecosystems, the plants and animals that thrive there, its climate, its food web, any threats to it, and conservation efforts. Readers will also learn about the most well known rain forests and their unique characteristics."--

Discusses rain forest ecology and its worldwide destruction, using the Amazon Basin as a case study.

Describes how different groups of peoples live in rain forests in Central and South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Describes the characteristics of rain forests and the plants and animals that live in them.

"Count each and every one as life multiplies again and again in this lush and fascinating book about the rainforest,"--Amazon.com.

Extraordinary visuals introduce young students to some of the many flowers, vines, fungi and trees found from the forest floor to the top of the forest canopy. Presenting information on dozens of plants, the program explains the ecology of the forest and explores the human uses of the rainforest for food and medicine.

Rainforests have long been recognized as hotspots of biodiversity--but they are crucial for our planet in other surprising ways. Not only do these fascinating ecosystems thrive in rainy regions, they create rain themselves, and this moisture is spread around the globe. Rainforests across the world have a powerful and concrete impact, reaching as far as America's Great Plains and central Europe. In Rainforest: Dispatches from Earth's Most Vital Frontlines,...