From Publishers Weekly
resented like a travelogue, the opening pages of Tim Knight's oversize book, Journey into the Rainforest, with photos by Juan Pablo Moreiras and Tim Knight, teaches travelers what to wear and what to expect. A "Map of the Journey" follows, and photographs capture a lush landscape filled with mangrove swamps, waterfalls, wild orchids and bananas; sidebars and close-up pictures and captions detail the abundant life above and below the canopy.
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From School Library Journal
Gr 4-7-Although Knight doesn't minimize the difficulties, discomforts, and dangers of such a journey, he points out the sights and sounds that make the effort worthwhile. Traveling by speedboat, truck, and canoe, the voyagers eventually must hike and climb to reach unspoiled wilderness. Color photographs on every spread help bring the text to life and serve as an album of the trip the book re-creates. While the various rainforest layers are duly noted, the text provides a broader view than the vertical journey detailed in Carole Telford and Rod Theodorou's Up a Rainforest Tree (Heinemann Library, 1998). Jonathan Grupper's Destination: Rainforest (National Geographic, 1997) is for a younger audience. Knight's work ends abruptly, stranding readers on a mountain where they contemplate habitat destruction. Although the frequent admonitions get a bit wearing, the book is engaging enough to hold readers' attention and help them view tropical rainforests in a broader context.
Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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