| Publication |
USA, Adams Media Corporation, 2000.
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| Description |
131pGreen Spine
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| Series |
Everything
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| Summary/Abstract |
Explores the different natural habitats--forests, rain forests, grasslands, deserts, cold regions, oceans and rivers--and the plant and animal life that exists in each.
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| Contents |
The World of Nature -
Where is nature?
Our world : Just right for life
Making mountains
Natural disaster : Volcanoes
Natural disaster : Earthquakes
Natural phenomena : Sunrise and sunset
What makes the colors in a rainbow
Changing seasons
The Nature of Life -
How do you know if something else is alive?
Classifying natural life
The simple life : Monera and Protista
The fungus among us
Plants : Putting down roots
Animals of all sorts
Chains, Webs, and Pyramids
Adapted to the environment
Life in the Forest
Coniferous forest
Temperate forest
Anatomy of a tree
Moss on the forest floor
The double life of ferns
Forest flowers
Smells and spines
Tropical Rain Forests -
Warm and wet
Lots of life from bottom to top
Diversity in the Rain forest
Animal communication
Rain forests at risk
Grasslands -
Prairies
Leaves of grass
Other grassland plants
What's that buzz?
The African Savanna
Deserts -
Dry lands
Types of cactus
Getting along with cactus
Cactuses aren't the only plants
Dealing with dryness and heat
Australian originals
Surviving in the Cold Climates -
Polar regions : North and South
Lichens like tundra
Summer flowers
Bug city
Migration
Warm fur coats
A long winter's sleep
Alpine tundra
The Watery World of Nature -
Water, water - Almost everywhere
Wave words
Seaweed by the seashore
Plankton, Fish and much, much more
Beaches and tidal pools
Coral reefs
Deep, deep down
Rivers, lakes, and streams
Wetlands
People Affecting Nature -
Give a hoot about habitat loss
The Specter of Sprawl
Alien invaders
Endangered species
Pollution problems
Acid rain
Global warming
Fight greenhouse gases
Enjoy the Great Outdoors -
Take a hike!
Hikes away from home
Campouts
Art in nature
Nature photography
Read all about it
Plant a wildlife garden
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| Standard Number |
158062684X Pb.
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