National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of the Rain Forest

National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of the Rain Forest — page 5
Introduction This book introduces Earth’s rain forests and explores them through the animals that live there It answers questions from What is a rain forest and How much does it rain in a rain forest to Why are poison dart frogs poisonous Although some rain forests grow in cooler parts of the world most are found in the tropics where it is warm all year The animals featured in this book all live in tropical rain forests A map at the back of the book shows where each of these animals is found in the wild Chapter one begins the book with a look at what makes a rain forest a rain forest It introduces young readers to the four levels of this ecosystem the forest floor understory canopy and emergent layer This chapter also highlights some of the amazing plants that grow in rain forests Chapter two continues the exploration of rain forests with a visit to the bottom level the forest floor Here readers will meet snakes spiders frogs mandrills and other animals that slither creep hop or walk on or near the ground Chapter three examines the second level of the rain forest the understory Gigantic beetles long-tongued lizards and sleek jaguars are some of the animals observed in this chapter Chapter four covers the third level the canopy which contains the branches and leaves of the giant trees that stretch across the rain forest Slow-moving sloths leaping lemurs and big-beaked birds are among the animals featured here Chapter five wraps up the main sections of the book with a trip to the highest level of the rain forest the emergent layer Enormous eagles and rainbow-colored butterflies are some of the creatures that swoop and flutter through the tip-top of the tallest trees 6