Here Is the Southwestern Desert
Here Is the Arctic Winter
Here Is the African Savanna
Here Is the Coral Reef
Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest
This series provides an introduction to the major ecosystems of our planet. In the case of Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest, the book begins with rain, the very thing that defines this environment. Using a cumulative style, the book goes on to show the relationships between some of the animals and plants of the tropical rain forest. The frog bathes in the rain. The bromeliad shelters the frog. The tree holds the bromeliad. The sloth hangs from the tree and so on. The book ends, as it began, with rain, thus completing the circle.
The primary goal of the series is to teach children about the interdependency of wildlife – that one animal depends upon the next for survival. As John Muir stated, “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” Ultimately, I hope that children will discover that they too are inextricably linked in this complex and intricate chain of life.
During her migration, the peregrine visits the Arctic, desert, tropical rain forest, a city and even spends the night on a ship on the Gulf of Mexico. The book is based on a real peregrine falcon that was tracked by satellite telemetry by the US Fish & Wildlife Service.