The Rainforest by Lily and Devyn

The four layers of a rainforest

Come join us in our fun adventure in the tropical rainforest.  The first thing you need to know is that there are four layers.  The first one is the forest floor which has the least amount of light because of the big leaves and branches that block out the sun.  The first one is also the wettest layer because all of the raindrops fall off the big leaves and branches on the top layers.  The second layer you need to know is the understory which has small to medium sized trees.  The third layer is the canopy.  The trees grow to about 60 to 150 feet tall in this layer.  The canopy has the most species of animals there too.  The last layer you need to know is the emergent layer which has trees poking out of it.  This makes the trees look like umbrellas.  Thank you for coming with us on this wild adventure.

The anaconda is faster than the sloth.  The sloth is slower than the anaconda.  

The forest floor has the least amount of light but the emergent layer has the greatest amount

of light.  

rainforest layers