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    The document provides an overview of rain forests, including: 1) Rain forests are very green, hot, and wet places full of life, including poisonous frogs and nocturnal insects. 2) People can explore rain forests by walking on high bridges to see the dense canopy of trees and plants. Scientists study rare medicinal plants found exclusively in rain forests. 3) Rain forests are important sources of food, medicine, and materials like fibers and oils. They also produce oxygen and store carbon, helping regulate the Earth's climate. However, rain forests are being destroyed by logging and farming. Conservation efforts help protect these vital ecosystems.

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    The document provides an overview of rain forests, including: 1) Rain forests are very green, hot, and wet places full of life, including poisonous frogs and nocturnal insects. 2) People can explore rain forests by walking on high bridges to see the dense canopy of trees and plants. Scientists study rare medicinal plants found exclusively in rain forests. 3) Rain forests are important sources of food, medicine, and materials like fibers and oils. They also produce oxygen and store carbon, helping regulate the Earth's climate. However, rain forests are being destroyed by logging and farming. Conservation efforts help protect these vital ecosystems.

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    of 6

    Rain

    Forest
    Gifts

    Welcome
    to the
    Rain Forest
    (c) Kevin Schafer/Corbis; (tr) Linny Morris Cunningham/Jupiter Images

    The rain forest is


    a colorful place.
    Explore it with us.
    The rain forest is very green, wet,
    and hot. It is packed with trees
    and is full of life.
    Some animals send a
    warning. It says, “Watch out
    for us!” These frogs have lots
    of poison on their skin.
    George Grall/National Geographic/Getty Images

    Some animals just hang


    around. Sloths spend time
    hanging from trees. Look at
    how the baby holds its mother.
    Michael & Patricia Fogden/Minden Pictures

    Some animals come out


    just at night. This bug is
    scary to look at. Its spikes
    scare off enemies.
    Michael & Patricia Fogden/Corbis

    36 • Time For Kids


    People can spend time exploring the
    rain forest. They can walk on bridges
    high over the ground. They can see so
    much green! Scientists explore the rain
    forest, too. They study the plants that
    help sick people. The rain forest is the only
    place in the world where these plants live.

    People on a high bridge see


    the rain forest roof.

    Michael J. Doolittle/The Image Works

    Issue 6 • 37
    Rain Forests:
    From Soup to Nuts
    Moree than half of the world’s plants
    i l li
    and animals live iin rain
    i fforests.
    t P l
    People
    need to help protect the rain forests.
    Food from the Rain Forests
    Cocoa beans, bananas, some nuts,
    and coconuts come from the rain
    forests. Without the rain forests,
    you would not have vanilla,
    needed for baking!

    (tl) Squared Studios/Getty


    Images; (c) Hans Reinhard/
    zefa/Corbis; (bl) Yasuhide
    Fumoto/Taxi Japan/
    Linny Morris Cunningham/

    Getty Images

    Rain Forest Healing Powers


    Jupiterimages

    Rain forests have special plants.


    One quarter of all of our
    medicine comes from 3,000
    rain forest plants. Healthy rain
    forests keep us healthy, too.
    ← These plants help cure
    Ralph Clevenger/Corbis
    illnesses and save lives.
    38 • Time For Kids
    w

    From Soap to Rope


    Fibers from the rain forests are
    found in rugs, ropes, and string.
    Oils from the rain forests can
    make paint, soap, and shampoo.
    (t, b) Photodisc/Getty Images

    Better Air
    People and animals need a
    gas called oxygen to breathe.
    Plants make oxygen. Rain
    forests help the world breathe
    better. They help add more
    oxygen to the air.

    Rain forests help plants and


    animals meet their needs. →

    Rain Forests at Risk Andrew Linscott/Alamy

    People cut down trees to use as lumber


    or to make room for farming. Many rain
    forest plants and animals need our help.
    You can join a rain forest rescue program.
    You can celebrate Arbor Day, too. This is
    a day to encourage tree planting.
    Issue 6 • 39
    Life in the
    Rain Forest
    Look at this
    his picture. It shows the layers off
    a rain forest and what lives in each layer.

    Emergent Layer
    the tallest trees

    Canopy or Roof
    butterflies, birds,
    insects, small animals

    Understory
    more insects and birds

    Forest Floor
    large animals and
    more insects
    (t), (c) Barbara Spurll

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