Jungle

Greenaway, Theresa 1947- (Author).

Summary: Discover live in the tropical rain forest, from exotic birds to species of insects. Presents an illustrated guide to the plants, animals, and insects found in the world's tropical rain forests. Here is a spectacular and informative guide to some of the most extraordinary habitats on Earth. Superb color photographs offer a unique eyewitness view of the remarkable and colorful plants, animals and insects of the world's jungles. See the beautiful but poisonous passionflower, the rare golden lion tamarin, a heckel chew stick from Nigeria, the red howler monkey howling at dawn and a kangaroo climbing a tree. Learn how paper wasps make their nest, how a siamang moves, how wax is taken from the wax palm, how geckos fly and how pitcher plants trap insects. Discover what red lemurs eat, how poison is taken from a poison dart frog, why bowerbirds build bowers, why canopy leaves have drip tips, where gorillas live and why chameleons change color, and much, much more. "Discover life in the tropical rain forest--from exotic birds to millions of species of insects."--Cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781405342292 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1405342293 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (p. cm.)
Edition: New ed.
Publisher: London : Dorling Kindersley, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes Internet access. Previous ed.: 1994. Includes CD-ROM. Includes wallchart.
Formatted Contents Note:	What is a rain forest? 6 -- Types of rain forest 8 -- At the top 10 -- Forest canopy 12 -- The forest floor 14 -- In the water 16 -- Epiphytes 18 -- Climbers 20 -- Central American jungles 22 -- Sweet success 24 -- Seed dispersal 26 -- Dusk to dawn 28 -- South American jungles 30 -- Beside the water 32 -- Hidden dangers 34 -- Nature's architects 36 -- House and home 38 -- African jungles 40 -- Medicines 42 -- Forest apes 44 -- Hunters and killers 46 -- Tropical Asia 48 -- Disguise and warning 50 -- Tricks and traps 52 -- Flying high 54 -- Australasian rain forests 56 -- Jungle produce 58 -- Explorers 60 -- Under threat 62 -- Endangered jungle animals 66.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.