This book is a beautiful display of photography.
Yes, there is writing inside, explaining each photo, and even snippets written here and there describing the journey it took to get some of these shots.
For me though, this book was all about the photos.
With that said, I was somewhat disappointed in the ones that took both pages. I found the photo got lost in the binding at times, and the ones that were a single page were more vivid and complete.
A great picture book still. One I think photographers would enjoy.

Breath-taking photography

This book is a visual joy and journey through the various rainforests of our wonderful planet.
A collection of breathtaking animal and plant portraits and the short but meaningful and fascinating stories behind them.
A great book which I enjoyed much.

Animal lovers can skip this book.
Many species are missed. Photos are big and colorful but details are not sufficient. You don't learn much.

beautiful photography. Great book to use for science or even for art.

Gorgeous pictures and a CD to boot .... this book will make you want to book a trip to the rainforest of your choice!

rainforest is a DK book that was reviewed in the Oprah magazine O. As with any DK book the pictures are very important and these are great pictures! The pictures start with a few panoramic views. You'll see animals you recognize and some you don't. In the Arms and Armor section you might be left asking, "What's that?" See if you can find all the critters hiding in the Deception section. There are a few pictures of creatures being eaten by another and mating, but none are graphic in any way. Lots of colorful frogs, snakes and butterflies. Also a full spread sequence series of a cicada coming out of it's shell. Check out the bats living inside a leaf on page 323,or the fantastic shot of a strangler fig on page 160 (Guess how it got that name.) or maybe say eehhh when you see the millipede on page 344. This photographer definitely spent numerous hours in the rainforest. Wonder how many mosquito bites he has? Just check out the pictures of other animals that have to endure mosquitoes too.

Bottom Line: This book has amazing pictures of all kinds of rainforest animals and plants (mostly animals) with just a few sentences about each picture. There is a page or two of text at the beginning of each section. Read it if you want to learn more or just skip it and read the captions as you enjoy the pictures. This book is worth the trouble of placing a hold to see it. You'll want to share it with friends or family so you can eeww and wow together. And yes parents this adult book really is ok for children of all ages.

Beautiful photography!

This book is a rare collection of photographs of tropical rainforest landscapes from around the world by a top photographer.

At the beginning of the book there is an image of the photographer himself with his camera equipment. He's a really great photographer.

The book is accompanied by beautiful poems, introducing the animals and ferns that inhabit the rainforest.

The green of the trees and the red and yellow of the flowers are all intense, and all life is vibrant.

As I looked at the beautiful pictures in this book, I was moved by the rain as a blessing from the sky and felt its strong life force.

Beautiful colors.

Beautiful photos. Just hope this won't be all thats left of the real rainforest.

This book changed my view on the rainforest and even on life in general. First the photos are the best nature pictures I've ever seen. It took years to take them and many of them have a story connected to them. Secondly it explains the whole ecosystem and it opened my eyes about plans and animals. Plants use energy directly from the sun. Once the best places for getting sunlight were occupied, certain plants had to use tricks like using roots of other trees to get sunlight. Then some organisms evolved that didn't use direct sunlight but just the energy from plants: animals. Then others evolved that used energy from them: carnivores. That example highlights what the rainforest is all about: the beauty in the complexity of survival. The book brings such fascinating insides, but really is a visual journey through all living things in the jungle.