Thirty million different insects in the rain forest
by Rockett, Paul,
| Print Book 2015 |
| Available at 4 Libraries 4 of 4 copies |
Summary
Can you count the animal species found in the rainforest or the fish in the Amazon River? Find out all about the rainforest, including its extraordinary variety of plant and animal life, its peoples, its layered structure, and its role as an oxygen producer, as well as why its so important to protect.
Contents
Counting down the rain forest30 million different insects in the rain forest
3.4 million miles2 (8.9 million km2) of tropical rain forest
700 thousand tribal people in Brazil
73,715 U.S. soccer fields destroyed each day
How long is the Amazon river?
3,000 edible fruits
260 different species of monkey
137 plant, animal, and insect species die each eay
88% humidity
28% of the world's oxygen
15-year life span of the poison dart frog
Four layers of the rain forest.
Additional Information
| Series | Big countdown. |
| Subjects |
Rain forests
-- Juvenile literature.
Rain forest conservation -- Juvenile literature. Rain forest animals -- Juvenile literature. Habitat conservation -- Juvenile literature. Rain forests. Rain forest conservation. Rain forest animals. Habitat conservation. |
| Publisher | Chicago, Illinois :Capstone Raintree,2015 |
| Other Titles | 30 million different insects in the rain forest |
| Language |
English |
| Description |
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9781410968760 1410968766 9781410968838 1410968839 |
| Other | Classic View |