The Amazon Rainforest: Animal Facts & Photos

This book is a very good material if you want to teach or introduce your child on the most bizarre animals in the planet. It is a very informative and entertaining book that describes vividly the appearance, habitat, diets and behaviors of the exotic animals in the Amazon rainforest. This is a well-researched trivia book. The description for each specie of animal is very easy to read for a child.

Despite the title, this book is not merely a list of facts, but a comprehensive view of the Amazon RainForest and the life within it. I knew that this rainforest was the largest on earth, but I did not realize that this rainforest receives a whopping 52% of the daily precipitation for South America containing 2/3 of the world's fresh water supply and 20% of the world's oxygen. The animals inhabiting this world are diverse and bizarre. Most of us are familiar with tropical birds like the macaw and toucan and monkeys like the squirrel monkey and marmoset. Some of the unusual animals include the sloth who sleep fifteen to eighteen hours a day and the nocturnal maned wolf that is often called a red fox on stilts. Poison dart frogs can be as small as a paper clip, but their poison excreted through their skin is powerful enough to kill a human. Capybaras are the world's largest rodents, who are friendly to humans. On the other hand, the piranhas living in the river eat their prey alive. Be on the lookout for the anaconda, the largest most powerful snake on earth. Living in the water, these hunters catch their prey with their fangs and drag them under water to drown it before they swallow it alive. Animal selections are written well even if they are succinct. Pertinent information on diet, habitat and lifestyle is presented. Questions follow the descriptions for discussion. The photos are clear and appealing, I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in learning about this intriguing region. Great choice for elementary and middle school students or homeschooling parents.

This ebook had just the right balance of facts and pictures to be a welcome source of entertainment for our kids. I would recommend this for children ages 8-12 who are just beginning to get curious about the world we live in. It is great to have this kind of image rich digital learning tool available right at my finger tips. I do homeschool, so these types of resources are great! Get this book for long car rides or as a resource for homeschooling young children.

As a primary school teacher I found this book very helpful, it is really suitable for educational purposes with children aged 8 to 14. The photos are all big and of very high quality and accompanied the text very well. I highly recommend this book for teachers, parents and children who are interested in rainforest and their inhabitants.

My nephew loves animals, and so do I. But I knew very little about the fauna of the Amazon rainforest. That's why I picked this book up, and I'm glad I did it because it was fun and educational. Lots of information and photos about the Amazon rainforest and some of the different animals that live in it. My favorite, the Puma yagouaroundi, what a cat! There's also a quiz at the end of the book on interesting facts about the Amazon. Good book for children, and animal lovers like me. :)

The introduction to the book describes where the rain forests are, the rest of the book is photos of the animals that live in the rain forest and Wiki text about each animal. The photo are very nice, the paragraphs are fairly lengthy, so overall we found the book very interesting. The book ends with ends with 5 question quiz (and answers are on the next page). Ali Julia review

This book is packed with interesting facts and photos about the many different animals you would find in the Amazon rainforest. It's perfect for middle school readers. There are both cute and kinda creepy creatures in this book, so its sure to appeal to all.

Overall, this presented good, brief facts. Probably not suited for young readers to independently read themselves (and may well depend on how your kiddos react to some depictions of the chain of life). However, great for later elementary readers or shared family reading and learning. Facts shared are a 'hodge podge' of information and not consistent among the animals featured (except for the status offering of their endangerment). So, I am standing with a "3" because of the awesome photos, and the fact that elementary kids may be interested in the information, although it is inconsistent and brief.

Excellent book full of information that helped my son with his homework on the rainforest, we would highly recommend to everyone! I read it too and learnt a few things I didn't know!!😁😁 buy this book its very good!

Could finish reading this in just 25 min. Nicely written. Could have been much larger to serve needs of adult readers.

Bought for my daughter to do a school project on the Amazon Rainforest. This was an excellent book, really informative and her project was one of the best she had done during the term.

Very good book.