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Now boarding for your forest
safari! Get ready to fly on a
tricked-out plane—complete
with robot helpers—to travel
the world for our Special Forest
Issue. For the next 14 pages,
the sky-zooming, underwater-
diving, time-traveling vehicle
will take you around the world
to meet animals in five different
kinds of forests.
Forests make up about 30
percent of Earth’s land surface,
or more than 15 million square
miles. That’s a lot ... but scientists
estimate that 10,000 years ago
nearly 60 percent of the planet
was covered by forests.
Climate change and human
development are just some of
the causes of Earth’s deforesta-
tion. Today, it’s more important
than ever to protect the planet’s
remaining forests—and the
animals living in them.
So before checking out five
of these forests, take this fun
personality quiz to see which
habitat you would thrive in. Then
discover tons of tips on how you
can help save Earth’s forests.
QUIZ
WE
LCO
ME
TO
TH
E
PERSONALITY
BY KAY BOATNER
START
HERE
Yo u ’r e
planning
an outdoor
adventure
with friends.
Which
sounds
more fun?
A
SLEEPOVER
UNDER
THE STARS!
A
BEACH DAY,
FOR SURE!
The
superior
season
is ...
Choose
an animal
to be for
a week.
THE ONLY
ANSWER IS
SUMMER.
A CHATTY PARROT
WINTER,
OF COURSE.
A
SILLY
SEA LION
Which
shoes
would you
wear all
month?
Which
planet
would you
live on?
Which movie
series would
you rather
binge?
Pick a
bowl of
pasta.
JURASSIC PARK
SNEAKERS.
ALL DAY,
EVERY DAY.
HIKING BOOTS,
ALWAYS.
ALFREDO
SAUCE
NEPTUNE
HARRY
POTTER
RED
SAUCE
MARS
SP
EC
IA
L
IS
SU
E
F
O
R
E
S
T
Now get this expedition started!