From: Cool Earth
The diversity of life which can be seen in the world's rainforests is "downright mind-boggling", it has been said.
Writing for School Library Journal, Grace Oliff said that the "incredible diversity" of both plants and animals in the rainforest means that even people who have spent their lives studying the rainforests "know they will never learn everything about it".Due to the huge range of wildlife which inhabits the planet's rainforests, it can be difficult for people to "capture the wonder and beauty of this distinct environment", especially when talking to children.
The writer then detailed a number of books which she said could help adults teach youngsters about the rainforest, including Richard Vogt's Insiders: Rain Forests, which talks about the plants and animals which can be found in such areas and also touches on issues such as deforestation and related environmental issues.
Figures suggest that in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, more than 232,000 square miles of forest have been cleared since 1970.