What rain forest creature with a long, sticky tongue is feasting on a meal of termites? How does a capybara stay safe from giant anacondas and jaguars? Why are bats visiting the flowers that grow on kapok trees? And how are bromeliad flowers helpful to tiny rain forest frogs. Packed with facts, core-curriculum information, and fantastic photographs that support the text, this title takes readers on a mini safari through a rain forest. Like piecing together a jigsaw puzzle, readers will discover how the living things that make this habitat their home depend on each other and their environment for survival.

Welcome to the rain forest -- On the rain forest floor -- A very wet habitat -- Meet the capybaras -- HISSSS! -- A big cat in the forest -- The rain forest canopy -- Life in the canopy -- Birds and beaks -- When is a leaf not a leaf? -- Fit for a frog! -- Top trees -- A treetop predator -- A rain forest food web.