TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 A Forest Full of Life 5 CHAPTER 2 Forming the Amazon 11 CHAPTER 3 Plants and Animals 17 IT S A WONDER Brazil Nut 22 CHAPTER 4 The Amazon Rainforest Today 25 Focus on the Amazon Rainforest 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32
CHAPTER 1 A FOREST FULL OF LIFE A warm rain is falling in the Amazon rainforest The tall trees and plants grow close together This vegetation slows down the raindrops Some drops take more than 10 minutes to reach the ground They must travel down as far as 150 feet 46 m through the leaves The Amazon rainforest is filled with trees giant
