Introduction -- What do you know? -- The Amazon -- What is a rain forest? -- Why are rain forests disappearing? -- The people of the rain forest -- Plans for the rain forest -- Activities.
Summary:
"The Amazon rain forest is the largest rain forest in the world. It is 10,000,000 years old and many different kinds of plants and animals live here. The forest is important for the world's weather and wildlife, but it is disappearing fast. Read this book and learn about this wonderful forest--and its problems. What will its future be"--Page 4 of cover.
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