Rebecca L. Johnson - A Walk in the Rain Forest

Second Editions

2nd Edition

by Rebecca L. Johnson

with illustrations by Phyllis V. Saroff

Lerner Publications Minneapolis

For the fabulous Bengal Boyswith me always

Text copyright 2021 by Rebecca L. Johnson
Illustrations copyright 2021 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.
Map on page 8 by Laura Westlund 2021 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Johnson, Rebecca L., author. | Saroff, Phyllis V., illustrator.
Title: A walk in the rain forest / by Rebecca L. Johnson ; with illustrations by
Phyllis V. Saroff.
Description: 2nd edition. | Minneapolis : Lerner Publications , [2021] | Series:
Biomes of North America | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Audience: Ages 812 | Audience: Grades 46 | Summary: A poison dart frog
clings to a slippery leaf. A sloth creeps through the canopy. The dense rain forest
overflows with life. Discover the plants and animals that depend on each other in
this biome Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020034246 (print) | LCCN 2020034247 (ebook) | ISBN
9781728429243 (library binding) | ISBN 9781728429250 (paperback) | ISBN
9781728429267 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Rain forest ecologyJuvenile literature. | Rain forestsJuvenile
literature.
Classification: LCC QH541.5.R27 J66 2021 (print) | LCC QH541.5.R27 (ebook) |
DDC 577.34dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020034246
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020034247

Manufactured in the United States of America
1-49448-49514-8/5/2020

Words

to Know

ALGAE (AL-jee) plantlike living
things

BIOME (BYE-ohm) a major
community of living things that
covers a large area, such as a
grassland or forest

BROMELIADS (broh-MEE-lee-adz)
plants with spiky leaves that overlap
in the center to form a cup

BUTTRESSES (BUT-truh-sez)
triangular-shaped plates of wood that
flare out from the bottoms of some
rain forest tree trunks

CANOPY (KAN-uh-pee) the roof
of the rain forest, made up of the
tops of the tallest trees

CLIMATE (KLY E-mut) a regions
usual pattern of weather over a long
period of time

DISGUISE (dis-GIZE) something
that hides a living things true identity

EPIPHYTE (EH-puh-fite) a plant
that grows on another plant

FUNGI (FUHN-gye) living things
such as mushrooms or molds that get
their food by breaking down dead
plant and animal matter

LIANAS (lee-AH-nuhz) woody vines

NECTAR a sweet liquid made by
flowers. Nectar is used as food by
animals such as bats, bees, and
hu mmingbirds.

PREDATORS (PREH-duh-turz)
animals that hunt and eat other
animals

PREHENSILE (pree-HEN-suhl) able
to wrap around and grab onto
something

PREY (pray) animals that are hunted
and eaten by other animals

TROPICAL (TRAH-pih-kuhl) a place
near the equator that is hot and
humid

UNDERSTORY a layer of smaller
trees and bushes below the canopy
of taller trees in a rain forest

Hot, humid,

and incredibly green

Towering trees line the banks of a narrow river.
They form dark green walls on either side of the
muddy water. Insects buzz and hum. The bright
sun is hot. The air feels sticky. A howler monkey
sits on a branch that hangs over the river. Below
him, two bulging eyes and a long snout bob to the
surface. Its a crocodile.

Tipping back his head, the monkey howls.
Aaaarrrrooooo-ooo-oooo-gaaahhhh! His howl warns
of danger here in the tropical rain forest.

The rain forest is full of strange shadows, smells,
and sounds. It is warm and wet and incredibly
green. A dense tangle of trees and other plants
fills every space. Hidden among all the leaves and
branches are all sorts of animals. Tropical rain
forests overflow with life.

Tropical rain forests
are steamy, shadowy,
and packed with living
things.