Nature´S Green Umbrella

A Lushly Illustrated Introduction To One Of The Worlds Most Complicated Ecosystems The Rain Forest From Washington Postchildrens Book Guild Award Winner Gail Gibbons Natures Green Umbrella Continues To Inspire An Interest In Rain Forests Amongyoung Readers Whether In The Classroom Or The Home Kids Enjoy Exploring The Colorful Detailed Drawings Of Animals And Plants All Clearly Labeled In A Tropical Rain Forest As Much As 240 Inches Of Rain May Fall In A Single Year Beneath The Treetop Canopy The Rain Forest Bursts With Plant And Animal Life But Only If We Know How Important Rain Forests Are To The Whole World Will We Truly Understand The Need To Protect Them Through Colorful Illustrations And Interesting Text This Book Discusses The Climate Plants And Animals That Make Up A Tropical Rain Forest A Scientifically Accurate Book Which Depicts The Complex World Of Rain Forests In Easily Understood Text And Sumptuous Illustrations The Geography Climate And Ecology Of The Rain Forest Are Explained And The Illustrations Teem With The Flora And Faunachildrens Literature