Synopsis
Describes the habitat, physical and social characteristics, and life cycle of the Tamarin monkey, a small endangered mammal that lives in the rain forests of South America.
Susan Hepler - Children's Literature
This entry in the "Animals of the Rainforest" series includes information about how tamarins survive in the rainforest, their future in the rainforest, a map where a particular member of a species is located, charts, and sidebars of interesting facts. A short chapter is devoted to what the animal eats (and what eats it) and the animal's life cycle. All but one kind of tamarin lives in South American rainforests, with the remaining one found in Panama. A unique feature of this series is a full-color, double page photograph of the animal with labels keyed to the pages were particular adaptive features of the animal are discussed, an asset to report writers. Research is further supported by a glossary, well-selected and vibrant-colored photographs but with modest mostly descriptive rather than information-bearing captions, an index, a few internet sites, a few other children's book titles, and a useful address to which to write. 2001, Steck-Vaughn,
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Children's Literature
This entry in the "Animals of the Rainforest" series includes information about how tamarins survive in the rainforest, their future in the rainforest, a map where a particular member of a species is located, charts, and sidebars of interesting facts. A short chapter is devoted to what the animal eats (and what eats it) and the animal's life cycle. All but one kind of tamarin lives in South American rainforests, with the remaining one found in Panama. A unique feature of this series is a full-color, double page photograph of the animal with labels keyed to the pages were particular adaptive features of the animal are discussed, an asset to report writers. Research is further supported by a glossary, well-selected and vibrant-colored photographs but with modest mostly descriptive rather than information-bearing captions, an index, a few internet sites, a few other children's book titles, and a useful address to which to write. 2001, Steck-Vaughn,— Susan Hepler