Anne Welsbacher

From brilliantly colored birds and wild elephants to towering trees and exotic flowers, rain forests are home to more than half of Earth's plants and animals. People living in rain forests depend on this vast array of life, and Earth itself relies on the world's rain forests to keep our climate and atmosphere in balance. But rain forests around the world are under threat. Once rain forests covered nearly 14 percent of Earth, but now they have shrunk...

Simple text and photographs introduce the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the brown pelican.

Presents information about the history, geography, people, recreation, and economy of the state of Louisiana.