Even to a botanist, the rain forests of the tropics consist of a bewildering variety of plants and plant forms, most of them woody and tall and therefore bearin

Accompanies a four-year touring exhibition.Discover the story of chocolate from rainforest to candy store.

"Fluid and poetic as well as terrifying." —New York Times Book Review "Dazzling . . . a seamless mixture of magic realism, satire and futuristic fiction." —

Describes the characteristics, various forms of plant and animal life, and destruction of the world's rain forests.

Rain forests cover a mere seven percent of Earth’s total land, yet they contain more than half of the world’s plant species. This colorful, visually appealing