Theresa Greenaway

"Be an eye witness to all the action of the rainforest - watch gibbons swing through the trees, multicolored macaws squawk up in the open canopy, and insects scurry down below" -- Cover verso.

Summary: Featured is the wasp as well as various biting and stinging insects.

Summary: Featured are bats and various insects with unusual eating habits.

Describes various animals that live on or in trees, including the butterfly, woodpecker, and tree frog.

Explains how energy is transferred from plants to animals via the food chain.

Explains the growth and reproduction of plants, how dead plant matter is recycled, and how human actions affect plant life.

Introduces some of the more unusual members of the animal kingdom, including the babirusa, cassowary, and the echidna.

Introduces the physical characteristics and habits of bears and pandas.

"Este libro presenta, a través de una abundante serie de fotografías, muchas a tamaño natural, el extraordinario y poco conocido ambiente de la selva, con sus exóticas plantas y sus peculiares mamíferos, aves, reptiles e insectos"--Tapa. This book presents, through a series of photographs, many of which are life-size, extraordinary and little known facts about the jungle, with its exotic plants and its strange animals, birds, reptiles and insects--Cover....