Rain Forests
- ISBN-10
- 0811449114
- ISBN-13
- 9780811449113
- Series
- Rain Forests
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994-04-01
- Publisher
- Steck-Vaughn Company
- Author
- Joy Palmer
Description
Describes the plants, animals, and human inhabitants of a tropical rain forest and discusses the importance of these unique environments and threats to their survival.
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