Jungles are noisy and colourful. They are also dark impenetrable and mysterious. This stunning collection of specially commissioned photographs brings their rich diversity of plants animals and insects vividly to life from forest floor to lofty canopy.Starting with the different types of rainforest including mangrove swamps and lowland and cloud forests the book takes the reader on a breathtaking journey through all the jungles of the world. Learn about jungle produce and explorers and the medicines derived from rainforest plants. Sadly vast tracts of jungle around the world have already been destroyed for commercial gain. This book opens our eyes to their ecological importance and whey they must be protected. Written by botanist Theresa Greenaway Jungle is a unique and exciting introduction to an extraordinary and endangered environment.

 

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

Theresa Greenaway worked in the botany department of the Natural History Museum for five years and went on to take a degree in botany. Since then she has written many natural history books for children and adults.

This book has the following chapters: World Jungles; Diversity; Forest canopy; Forest floor; Epiphytes; Central American jungles; Bats; Insects; South American jungles; Birds; In the water; African jungles; Medicines from the forest; Forest poisons; Indian & South East Asian jungles; Monsoon forests; Forest apes; Camouflage; Indonesia; Montane Forests; Mangrove forests; Jungle produce; Australasian rainforest; Save the rainforest.