Jungle

DK Eyewitness Books

by Theresa Greenaway

Feeling bored with your day-to-day environment? A journey through a tropical rain forest could be the perfect "pick-me-up." And thanks to Jungle, you can visit the life-teeming tropics without ever leaving the comforts and conveniences of your own home.

In Jungle, all manner of flora and fauna are explored--from the treetops to the forest floor--in Central American, South American, African, Tropical Asian, and Australasian rain forests. Vivid photographs with intriguing captions introduce readers to exotic places and creatures they've likely never heard of before. Meet, for example, the harpy eagle, the pygmy anteater, the shovel-nosed catfish, the spear-nosed bat, and the gaboon viper. Learn about the natural medicinal powers of many jungle plants. Discover the various foods, such as ginger, cocoa, sweet potato, and pineapple, which are sold around the world but have their origins in the rain forest. Topics covered include What Is a Rain Forest?, In the Water, Climbers, Seed Dispersal, Dusk to Dawn, Hidden Dangers, Nature's Architects, Medicines, Hunters and Killers, Disguise and Warning, Tricks and Traps, Jungle Produce, and Under Threat.

The text is factual but never dry; thorough without being too much to swallow. Kids will be fascinated by the animals and plants featured within the glossy, beautifully-designed pages, and adults may be tempted to wrestle the book from the hands of their children--just to get a closer look. Another winner in Knopf's excellent and informative Eyewitness Books series, Jungle reveals that if indeed it is a jungle out there, then "out there" is a pretty cool place to be. (Ages 8 and older)

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Animals, School, Picture Books, Geography, Nature

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Emma Grace Blumer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can’t go wrong with DK!

[Mansour S منصور السدحان · Rating 5 out of 5]

A DK Eyewitness book. When the subject isn’t something with human history in it, these books are amazing. Otherwise they can be highly biased regarding historical stuff. As a kid I owned only few and wished I had all of them. They’re Google Image search before Google.
Anyway, nice book.

[Erin Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

DK does a good job of making informational books. Lots of information and loads of great pictures, all with descriptions and/or labels so you know what your's looking at.

This one was an easy read but that still contained a lot of good information. As much as I've studied animals in my life, I actually did not know that the scientific name for the Lowlands Gorilla was gorilla gorilla gorilla. A little redundant, but at least it's easy to remember!

[Little Timmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

OK I know these are supposed to be kid books but they are awesome! Great pictures and just enough text to make you want to learn more. Great choices for a beginning history reader or to start an older reader out in a new area. Every time I pick one of these up and read it I learn new things. Highly Recommended

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

a great children resource that explains the jungle its animals and creatures, its plants and nature