Prepare to take a chronological journey, from the first roots grown by newly evolved plants and trees, through blazing fires and climatic changes, to an explosion of flora and fauna as the rainforest blossoms with life. Travel right up to the modern-day, as humans arrive in the lush habitat, changing the rainforest and its inhabitants forever...

Perfect for readers aged 7+ who want to find out more about how this huge biome develops, and the different animals that call it their home over millions of years.

This book is part of a book series called Time Trails .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Hachette Children's Group .

Oivind Hovland is a multi award-winning illustrator whose accolades include: 3x3, Amercian Illustrators, The Serco Award, Best Norwegian Newspaper Illustrator, IMAGES and the Nationwide Mercury Prize Art Exhibition. Liz Gogerly is an experienced author and editor of children's non-fiction.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: What and where are rainforests?
• 1: Permian
• 1: Jurassic
• 1: Cretaceous
• 1: Eocene
• 1: Miocene
• 1: Pleistocene
• 1: Holocene
• 1: The European invasion
• 1: Anthropocene
• 1: Rainforest timeline
• 1: Glossary/further information
• 1: Index