A lively introduction to the rainforest combines illustrations and diagrams with explanations about the abundant plant and animal life that can be found there.

In rhyming text, the Cat in the Hat introduces the tropical rainforest and the ways in which its plants and animals interact.

Travel around the equator to Africa, Asia, and South America discovering the world's most fascinating plant and animal life. Trees that give us rubber and chocolate, lizards that change color, and a cat that can fish with its tail are just some of the amazing species you'll find in the dense foliage of the rain forest.

Takes the reader on a hunt for new remedies from the rain forest and explains how scientists develop medicines by studying the rich variety of life in Earth's rain forests.

Introduces readers to the many kinds of animals and plants found in rain forests, and explains how man's activities can threaten these fragile ecosystems.

Provides an introduction to the rain forest, describing more than thirty plants and animals that live in this environment.