Giant Pandas

Children's Literature

This entry in the "Animals of the Rainforest" series includes information about how the giant pandas survive in the rainforests of the western mountains of China, their future in the rainforest, a map where it is located, charts, and sidebars of interesting facts. A short chapter is devoted to what the Giant Panda eats, the animal's life cycle, unique features of these animals, and their role in the rainforest ecology. Research is further supported by a labeled picture with page references to the animal's unique features, a glossary, well-selected and vibrantly colored photographs but with modest mostly descriptive rather than informative captions. Included are an index, a few Internet sites and other children's reference books, and a useful address to which to write. 2001, Steck-Vaughn,
— Susan Hepler