Rain forests inside out

Robin Johnson

Book - 2015

"Lush, moist, and teeming with life, rain forests are one of Earths biome wonders. Peel back the corners of the rain forest to discover what lives within one of the planets busiest environments, from wolves and porcupines to monkeys and poison dart frogs. Learn how each organism functions within its rainforest ecosystem and how it survives in one of the most predatory biomes on Earth. Find out, too, how rain forests are found all around the world and what you can do to help protect these precious resources."--Amazon.com.

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Subjects
Published
New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing Company 2015.
Language
English
Main Author
Robin Johnson (-)
Physical Description
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780778706373
9780778714583
  • What is an ecosystem?
  • Energy in ecosystems
  • Rain or shine
  • Tropical rain forests
  • Life on top
  • In the canopy
  • In the understory
  • The forest floor
  • The amazing Amazon
  • Temperate rain forests
  • Under the conifers
  • Food on the floor
  • Rain check
  • Glossary
  • Learning more
  • Index.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 4-6-Informative and picturesque, this comprehensive series takes readers on a tour of Earth's six major biomes, exploring their distinctive characteristics as well as the unique creatures who have made each habitat their home. Key words are highlighted via bold font and are defined in the extensive glossary while sidebars, including "Eco Up Close," which focuses on one particular inhabitant per location, provides students with a greater understanding of each environment's interdependent relationship between living and nonliving organisms. Activities and activism also play a part in the volumes, as students are encouraged to consider how ecosystems work, how they can be affected by change, and what they can do to protect these fragile systems. The lush photos of locations worldwide may inspire further investigation of the topic. Great selections. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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