"A group of animals worries that there's a lion among them, even though lions aren't supposed to live in tropical forests"--

Simple, rhyming text introduces individual rain forest birds and animals as seen in Charley Harper's illustration, "Monteverde," which is shown as a whole on a fold-out page at the end.

During a hike with her brother through the Amazon rainforest, fifth-grader Lea discovers a badly injured baby sloth.

Monkey tries to catch the brightly colored--and tasty-looking--minutes on the minute tree in his forest. Introduces basic concepts about time and how time passes and is measured.

Talia lives in a tropical rain forest that is home to a flock of magical firebirds. One day she meets a baby firebird, and they become best friends. But the firebirds are in terrible danger. Can Talia and her friend Lucas protect the firebirds and save their home from destruction?--Cover [page 4].

"Introduce children to the importance of protecting the environment with this illustrated story book about deforestation and its effect on animals. Join fisherman Finn and his dog, Skip, on their second adventure in this illustrated story book for young children, which teaches them about deforestation and what they can do to help. This book is the ideal introduction to the environmental concerns facing our forests, featuring colourful illustrations...

Simone and her team of entomologists travel to Costa Rica's lush rain forest to investigate some strange looking army ants that appear to have not one but two abdomens.