Tropical Regions and Rain Forests

by World Book

What does a ring-tailed lemur have in common with a poison dart frog, a vampire bat, and a pygmy anteater? All of them live in the warm, wet tropical regions found in the lower latitudes of our planet! Tropical Regions and Rain Forests takes readers on a fact-finding mission to learn about many of the animals that haunt the treetops or slither the jungle floor. The volumes special features include a glossary, maps, photographs, and an index.From the driest deserts to the steamiest rain forests, animals everywhere have found inventive ways to survive and flourish. World Books Animals and Their Habitats series gives students in grades 5 to 8 an inspired mix of maps, fun facts, photos, diagrams, and illustrations to aid in their study of biology, geography, zoology, and ecology.

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

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