Describes the importance of rain forests, types of plant and animal life that live there, and how rain forests are threatened by deforestation.

"Meg Lowman was always fascinated by the natural world above her head. The colors, the branches, and, most of all, the leaves and mysterious organisms living there. As a scientist, Meg set out to climb up and investigate the rain forest tree canopies-- and to be the first scientist to do so. But she encountered challenge after challenge. Male teachers would not let her into their classrooms, the high canopy was difficult to get to, and worst of all,...

"Introduces pre-readers to simple concepts about the rainforest using short sentences and repetition"--Provided by publisher.

"Welcome to the eighth continent! As a graduate student exploring the rain forests of Australia, Meg Lowman realized that she couldn't monitor her beloved leaves using any of the usual methods. So she put together a climbing kit: she sewed a harness from an old seat belt, gathered hundreds of feet of rope, and found a tool belt for her pencils and rulers. Up she went, into the trees. Forty years later, Lowman remains one of the world's foremost arbornauts,...

Join Jack and Annie as they research rain forests and find out the facts behind the fiction.

Describes the climatic conditions of the rain forest as well as the different layers of plants and animals that comprise the ecosystem.

Describes the ecology of the rain forest; and the daily life, dwellings, and food habits of tribes living in the region.

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

Surveys the exotic species of plants and animals that live in the world's rain forests.