Thomas Marent
1) Rainforest
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A collection of photographs that depict the plants, trees, birds, reptiles, insects, and mammals of rain forests in five different continents, and includes a CD containing the unique sounds of the rain forest.
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Rainforests have long been recognized as hotspots of biodiversity--but they are crucial for our planet in other surprising ways. Not only do these fascinating ecosystems thrive in rainy regions, they create rain themselves, and this moisture is spread around the globe. Rainforests across the world have a powerful and concrete impact, reaching as far as America's Great Plains and central Europe. In Rainforest: Dispatches from Earth's Most Vital Frontlines,...
3) Butterflies
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In the text, Orenstein explains the latest scientific discoveries about the world's butterflies and moths. Marent's photographs provide close-up views from delicate browns and skippers to giant birdwings and glittering morphos. You'll discover the answers to many of your questions, from the evolution of color and pattern in butterfly wings to how butterfly populations can survive in a changing world and a warming climate.