Rainforests

by Rhett Butler

Overview

An overview of tropical rainforests for kids. Rainforests describes tropical rainforests, why they are important, what is happening to them, and how to save them.

Rainforests, published in September 2011, is suitable for kids ages 10 and up as well as adults.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013425019
Publisher:	Mongabay
Publication date:	09/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	94
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Rhett Butler is a writer and conservationist who founded mongabay.com, a site focused on tropical rainforests; Tropical Conservation Science, an academic journal that aims to provide opportunities for scientists in developing countries to publish their research; and wildmadagascar.org, a site that highlights the spectacular cultural and biological richness of Madagascar. Apart from his web sites, Rhett's writing has appeared in The Washington Monthly, Yale Environment 360, BBC News, the Jakarta Post, Conservation Letters, Conservation Biology, GeoWorld, Biotropica, and Trends in Evolution & Ecology. Rhett has traveled widely in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. He has a background in economics and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.