Can you count the animal species found in the rainforest or the fish in the Amazon River? Find out all about the rainforest, including its extraordinary variety of plant and animal life, its peoples, its layered structure, and its role as an oxygen producer, as well as why it's so important to protect.

"Count down your world with infographics"--Cover.

Counting down the rain forest -- 30 million different insects in the rain forest -- 3.4 million miles² (8.9 million km²) of tropical rain forest -- 700 thousand tribal people in Brazil -- 73,715 U.S. soccer fields destroyed each day -- How long is the Amazon river? -- 3,000 edible fruits -- 260 different species of monkey -- 137 plant, animal, and insect species die each eay -- 88% humidity -- 28% of the world's oxygen -- 15-year life span of the poison dart frog -- Four layers of the rain forest.