Contents...3 Contents What is a rainforest? 4 Where are rainforests? 6 Inside a tropical rainforest...
Transcript of Contents...3 Contents What is a rainforest? 4 Where are rainforests? 6 Inside a tropical rainforest...
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ContentsWhat is a rainforest? 4
Where are rainforests? 6
Inside a tropical rainforest 8
Life in the treetops 10
In the canopy 12
In the understorey 14
On the rainforest floor 16
A rainforest river 18
Animals of the rainforest 20
Brilliant birds 22
Beaky bird 24
Insect armies 26
King of the rainforest 28
Deadly snakes 30
Hairy spiders and
scary vampires 32
Other rainforest animals 34
Rainforest people 36
Living with the rainforest 38
Rainforests in danger 40
Rainforest resources 42
Rainforest future 44
Glossary 46
Index 48
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Rainforests are thick forests with trees that stay green all year round. All rainforests have a lot of rain and are very damp. Tropical rainforests grow in areas of the world called the tropics where it is also very warm. The climate is perfect for plants and rainforest trees to grow very tall and close together. Tropical rainforests are full of wildlife. Half of all the plants and animals in the world live there.
What is a rainforest?
Types of rainforestThis book tells you about tropical lowland rainforests. Another type of tropical rainforest is a cloud forest. This grows high on mountain slopes where it is cooler and damper than in lowland forests. The trees are shorter and often in thick mist.
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