- Focuses on unique characteristics of amazing rain forest creatures and their adaptations to the environment - Features vivid photos closely matched to clear text - Labels on photos reinforce key vocabulary - Supports the early elementary science curriculum - Written by an elementary school teacher and developed in consultation with a reading specialist, Susan Nations, M. Ed., to promote vocabulary, comprehension, and other aspects of reading proficiency - Lists print and web sources of further information - Includes Table of Contents, Glossary, Index