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Piranhas and Other Wonders of the Jungle (Amazing Science (Simon and Schuster Paperback)) by Pearce, Q. L. (Querida Lee), author; Fraser, Mary Ann, illustrator is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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64 pages : 27 cm "Surveys the exotic species of plants and animals that live in the world's rain forests."--Title page verso Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index Jungles and rain forests -- The Equator -- The Amazon jungle -- The jungles of Africa -- Australasian jungles -- Nature's medicine cabinet -- Cloud forest -- The jungle canopy -- Slime molds of the jungle floor -- A tree falls -- Disease carriers -- Lianas and strangling vines -- Giant water lilies -- Vampire bats -- Humans in the jungle -- Masters of disguise -- The world's largest primates -- The aye-aye -- Winged royalty -- Colorful canopy birds -- Creepy leeches -- The water boa -- The matamata -- The river shark -- The march of the ants -- The freshwater dolphin -- Typhoons and monsoons -- The Mayans -- The lost city of Angkor -- The future of the rain forests -- For further reading -- Index

Author

Pearce, Q. L. (Querida Lee), author; Fraser, Mary Ann, illustrator

Publisher

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : J. Messner, c1990.

Published

1990

Language

EN

ISBN

9780671706890

Subjects

Science, Literary Fiction, Biology