Inside the Dzanga Sangha Rain Forest - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 076110870X ISBN 13: 9780761108702

Publisher: Workman Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

"Inside the Dzanga Sangha Rain Forest" follows a team of scientists, artists, and filmmakers as they search for the elusive lowland gorilla, rare birds, leopards, a universe of insects, not to mention the powerful elephants for whom the forest is named. The team is guided by local BaAka people through elephant dung, swarms of sweat bees, and unexpected swamps as they explore and record everything they can about the rain forest. Readers learn about the rain forest, from the layers of forest canopy and the lives of the BaAka to practical skills, such as what to do if approached by a gorilla, and how to eat a termite. At the end of the expedition, the team sends back 6,000 pounds of specimens and materials and an incomparable first-hand account of life in the rain forest in order to create a unique walk-through exhibit, complete with sounds and smells. Reading Level: Ages 8-12

About this title

From the Back Cover:

A Real-Life Scientific Adventure

Welcome to the expedition. It's hot, humid, green, and shadowy. Less than 1% of the sun's light ever reaches you. Hyraxes and colobus monkeys chatter in the canopy above, little sweat bees crawl over your face. In the evening you hear a BaAka mother serenading her child. And yesterday you tasted your first termite--not back, actually, with its faint almond flavor.

A you-are-there look at both the methods of contemporary science and the ancient, interconnected life of the rain forest. Richly illustrated with photographs and scientific sketches. From the American Museum of Natural History's expedition members' first-hand accounts.

Synopsis:

This text takes the reader on an expedition into the rain forest of the Central African Republic. It follows a team of scientists, artists and film makers as they search for the exclusive lowland gorilla, rare birds, leopards, insects and the elephants for whom the rainforest is named.

About this edition

• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 076110870X
• ISBN 13: 9780761108702
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Lyman Francesca