Rhyming verse describes the activities of many of the creatures that inhabit the Amazon rainforest. Includes facts about the animals in the book and about the Amazon River and rainforest.

"Buckle up for Wheelnuts! The craziest race on earth! Six kooky cars, five extreme courses, one winner! In Rainforest rumble, drivers will find that the road ahead is dangerous. Can they deal with: vicious creepy crawlies?!, ravenous crocodiles?!, spooky monkey temples?! Which team will come out on top? The rules are simple - there are no rules!"--Page [4] of cover.

"Omar wants to win--he's determined to be the fastest and the best at everything. Even if that means upsetting people slower than him. Then a strange compass gets him lost in a thick tropical rain forest, face-to-face with deadly spiders, poisonous snakes--and Bear Grylls. Together, they must find a way through the dangerous undergrowth and cross crock-infested waters ... Can Omar slow down, take it steady and learn the jungle law?"--Page [4] cover....

"Under the canopy of the rainforest, hundreds of animals make their homes--from the slender parrot snake to the colorful poison dart frog. But up in the trees hides a whole other world, where toucans and pale-billed woodpeckers chatter and call, capuchin monkeys swing from the vines, and sleek-furred jaguars rule the night. In this exuberant book, discover the wonder and activity that lie hidden among the roots, above the winding rivers...and under...

Left stranded in the Amazon jungle when their plane crashes on their way back to England from Manaus, Brazil, four children struggle to survive for days until one of them finds a map that leads them to a ruined city and a secret hidden among the vines.