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Jungle (DK Eyewitness Books)

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Eyewitness Books is a series of volumes aimed at young readers. As such, they provide a wonderful educational and learning opportunity for this age group. This volume is no different, providing a lively introduction to jungles.

The first segment, answering the question "What is a rain forest," provides basic background. The prose notes that rainforests are complex and old ecosystems, with a dazzling array of plant and animal life. Page 7 notes that rain forests come in several "stories"--"at the top," with birds and some monkeys, "forest canopy" with a different set of life, and then the "forest floor," where we would find many plants, insects, mammals, and so on. The text goes on to note that there are a variety of tropical forests--from mountains to swamps to lowland rain forest and so on. These two introductory sections provide useful context for the young reader.

Thereafter, section after section (normally about two pages each) addresses a large set of issues, from seed dispersal of plants to Central American jungles to African jungles to forest apes to Asian and Australasian forests. To illustrate in more detail, let's consider a couple subjects in a bit more detail. One section is entitled "Explorers." Here, we are introduced to jungle explorers such as: William Bligh (Yes, Captain Bligh), who was commissioned to bring breadfruit tress from jungles back to England; Alexander von Humboldt, who explored Venezuela; Henry Bates, who explored Brazilian rain forests. Just a snippet for each, but enough to inform young readers of the human face of exploration.

Another segment focuses on "Tricks and Traps." The focus here is on "predatory plants," some of which have evolved to become carnivores, feeding off one sort or another of life, from insects on to small mammals and birds.

All in all, another valuable entry in the series. For young readers interested in tropical rain forests, this is a fine introduction.

I am a huge fan of Eyewitness books so this one is no different, it's great! I liked the way it covered the plants and animals in the forest and how people have benefited from them. It is amazing that so many life forms survive in one concentrated area. The book is very good at discussing rain forests all over the world and providing us with a glimpse where people in mass numbers couldn't possibly be welcome. I loved the book and my students will too.

This book was exactly right for an eight year old boy who is VERY interested in rainforests. In fact, there is even a large picture of a bluc and yellow macaw on one page, and that is (at least at the time he got the gift)his FAVORITE rain forest animal.

Humans from since early civilizations have held jungle animals at great esteem. They have been painted sculpted, used as adornment, idolized worshipped feared loved and seen as a great source of strength and inspiration. This spectacular and informative book takes you deep into the jungle where these wonderful animals of all shapes and sizes co-exist together.DK allows us to enter their world in safely with their habitats lives and the exchange of what happens in a day to day basis in there lives as, predators and prey. We stand in awe at the grandness of the huge,elephants at the regal posture of the tigers we laugh at the antics of the monkeys. We are astonished at the great strength perseverance and working ethics of the tiny ant but we are also astounded by in the end the saltwater crocodile quickly using it,s stealth for camouflage in striking it,s prey without been seen. We have since the dawn of time stood upright as apes and needed animals to study them and to also learn from them for taming them, in using them in our everyday quest to improve our lives for the benefit of living with them.Now we must, learn how to protect and cherish these creatures for future generations to come.Eyewitness guide is an invaluable tool for all ages to understand and learn about our wonderfully large animal population learn how to live with them not against them for persecution but instead Help to teach them to multiply not to become extinct and learn to in the end find out where we went wrong appreciating that all creatures large and small have the same place on this planet as we do and the same right to be here for conserving there surival.

Beautiful Book!!! My daughter is going to be SO surprised at Christmas!!

This was a great book! I really liked it because it had many animal and plant facts. You should buy this book!

Get drawn into the jungle world and take a tour you'll never forget! Eyewitness books always give readers the most complete information in the most concise form...which holds the attention span of younger readers, and completely engrosses the adult reader as well.

JUNGLES/RAINFORESTS ARE MY FAVOURITE ANIMALS AND PLANTS
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