The Green Sea

Polly flew in from the east at dawn. Below her was a world of leaves. No roads, only green, like a big sea. Polly has a red head, a green body, and small round glasses. This was the Amazon, the biggest rainforest on Earth.

A rainforest has layers. The top layer is the green roof. Most of the forest lives here. The sun comes here first. Flowers and fruit grow here. Most animals never touch the ground.

One big brown river ran through the green. It was very wide. The Amazon River carries more water than any other river on Earth. The water was slow and full of mud.

In the evening, the forest made mist. The mist became clouds. The forest makes its own rain. Polly sat on a high branch and watched the rain cross the green.