Product Description
Moffett presents unparalleled coverage of the aerial plants and the millions of creatures--many of which have never been classified by science--whose survival depends upon them, in a fascinating look at the Earth's last and greatest ecological frontier: tree crowns in the rainforest canopies. 133 color photos.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)

solid science, unforgettable images

This is a great popular science book, written by an adventurer/explorer who also has a Harvard PhD in biology. He travels all over the world for National Geographic, taking nature photos as well as reporting on cutting-edge discoveries in the rainforests. As such, he succeeds at mixing art and science in this book, which is somewhat technical, but explained in clear language that laymen can understand. THis book changed the way I saw rainforests: fully 9/10s of their biota are in the canopy, in the leaves high above, which you would never imagine from the ground. And Moffet went up there with camera to photograph it with some of the world's best scientists. The result is absolutely masterful.

It is truly a pity that this book is out of print. I wrote a review of it for the Boston Globe when it came out and later met the author, Moffet. He was as interesting and colorful as the book, full of hilarious stories of his adventures.
April 19, 2001

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