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...

Describes a trip to the forest to learn about the trees, animals, plants, and insects found there.

Describes the food chain that exists in rainforests and the plants and animals that are part of it.

Describes how the forest changes in the aftermath of a fire, discussing fire's beneficial effects for forest plants and animals such as black-backed woodpeckers, lodgepole pines, elk, and mountain bluebirds.

"This title introduces primary readers to the deciduous forest biome, presenting the biome in a way early readers can understand--through things that can actually be seen, touched, and heard in a deciduous forest."--

Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the characteristics of some of the animals and plants that can be found in the forest. Includes a chipmunk, box turtle, fern, bull moose, moth, ermine, and white birch.

Young readers will learn about the many wonderful animals and plants that live in the woods as they embark on a fun, fact-filled adventure.

This book invites the reader to join a research team and study the plants and animals of the Amazonian rain forest.

Describes how various plants adapt to living in a forest, including the skunk cabbage, maple tree, and dogwood.