THROUGH A CHILD'S EYES: THE AMAZON RAINFOREST

The rainforest encircles me. Towering trees touch the sky, its leaves like green blankets reaching as far as I can see. The air is thick with smells of flowers and wet earth. A splash of colors flies from the wings of a lizard. I skip through the jungle, my feet bare on the soft ground. I hear the squealing of animals hiding inside the leaves. I n