Rainforests
By: Andrew Langley
Series: Navigators
Publisher: Kingfisher
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780753464304; 9780753419908
Subjects: Rain forests; Juvenile literature
Description: Presents a heavily illustrated introduction to the rainforests of the world and the plants, animals, resources, and people that are found there, as well as how these valuable areas are threatened by human activity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 48) and index.
Table of contents: title: Misty and mysterious; title: The world's rainforests; title: On the floor; title: The understory; title: A world in the air; title: Out in the light; title: Jungle giants; title: Climbers and stranglers; title: Treetop travel; title: Fliers and gliders; title: Hunters and prey; title: Feeding on flowers; title: Water life; title: Jungle partners; title: Forest fertility; title: Rainforest evolution; title: Rainforest peoples; title: Rainforest resources; title: Disappearing wilderness; title: The last rainforests.