| Description |
48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Navigators |
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Navigators.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 48) and index. |
| Contents |
Misty and mysterious -- The world's rainforests -- On the floor -- The understory -- A world in the air -- Out in the light -- Jungle giants -- Climbers and stranglers -- Treetop travel -- Fliers and gliders -- Hunters and prey -- Feeding on flowers -- Water life -- Jungle partners -- Forest fertility -- Rainforest evolution -- Rainforest peoples -- Rainforest resources -- Disappearing wilderness -- The last rainforests. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Rain forests -- Juvenile literature.
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Rain forests.
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| ISBN |
9780753464304 trade |
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0753464306 trade |
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9780753419908 hardback |
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0753419904 hardback |
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