Expeditions -- Locations -- Conservation stories -- Climate -- Plant derived medicines -- Types of jungles -- Verge of extinction? -- Human uses: products that come from rainforests -- Species figures -- Entomology -- Deforestation -- Making a difference: foundations to save the rainforests.
Summary:
Jungle Facts & Figures takes the reader deep into the jungles of Borneo, the Congo, Papua New Guinea, and the Amazon River Basin. Learn about the legend of the monkey god and the mysterious lost city of Z. Discover the many products that come from rain forests that are useful to mankind. ..
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