“Vivid, engrossing slice of life.” —Kirkus Reviews

“The attractive volume transports readers into the steamy, humid depths of a habitat where ticks and moths live in the fur of a sloth and azteca ants and aphids work in tandem, devouring tree trunks for nourishment.” —Publishers Weekly

“* Vibrant words and sensory impressions bring the creatures' noisy cacophony and slithering, swooping motions up close, while gracefully incorporated facts convey a surprising amount of information about basic survival. ” —Booklist, starred review

“The present-tense narrative offers action-packed and animal-crammed descriptions of the residents' doings, livened up by onomatopoeic exclamations that evoke the sounds of the teeming biosystem. The muted greens and gray-blues of the cut-and-torn-paper collages recall the damp, dim warmth of the downpour under the canopy, and the positioning of focal points in foreground and background space deepens each prospect and highlights luxurious textural details.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

“Both Guiberson's text and Jenkins' pictures are similarly packed with detail, capturing the relationships among plants, animals, and the environment that support and sustain life.” —The Horn Book

“This eye-catching picture book transports readers to a tropical rain forest. . . .Effective use of onomatopoeia further enhances the narrative with forest sounds. Jenkins uses his signature collage style to bring this realm alive for viewers.” —School Library Journal

“Guiberson's nicely paced test is packed with information. . . . Jenkins' colorful and informative collage illustrations are a perfect complement to the text.” —Scripps-Howard syndication