In the Rainforest

This absorbing new series for older children explores different world regions and the people and other creatures that inhabit them. Vivid full-color photos, maps, and diagrams.Great tropical rain forests survive in Central and South America, central Africa, southern Asia, and south-western Pacific islands. Here in words, stunning photos, diagrams, and illustrations is a survey of the awesome variety of plant and animal life that flourishes in this fragile environment.