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Tropical Rain Forest
Donald Silver
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ISBN: 0070580510,
Division: Professional,
Price: £4.99,
Pub Date: SEP-98,
Pages: 48
Edition: 01
Format: SOFT BACK
Availability: This title is currently on order
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Description
Bats and big cats. Armies of ants. Squawking parrots. Strangling figs. From the ground up to the tree tops, the tropical rainforest teems with life. Stunning drawings, step-by-step experiments, fun-to-do activities, and fascinating facts abound in this magical exploration of an essential ecosystem, in danger of disappearing forever. Tropical Rain Forest is a new edition to the One Samll Square Series not previously published in hardcover.
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Author Biography
Donald Silver
McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide
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Table of Contents
Introduction.
What Lives in a Rain Forest? Where Rain Forests are Found.
Forest Floor: Army Ants, Buttress Roots, Soil.
Forest Floor: Herbivores, Camouflage.
Forest Floor: Predators Including Big Cats.
Midstory: Vines, Sloths, Snakes.
Midstory: Frogs, Parasites, Large Insects.
Midstory: Highway to the Top.
Canopy: Where the Light Is, Epiphytes, Reptiles.
Canopy: Creatures That Live in a Bromeliad ``Pond''.
Canopy: Colorful Butterflies and Birds.
Canopy: Monkeys.
Canopy: Trees That Emerge from the Canopy, Eagles and Other Soaring Predators.
When the Rain Forest Floods.
Why Save the Rain Forest.
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