mountain ecology

Relates a boy's adventure when he is alone on the alpine tundra on a stormy day.

Introduces the formation, ecology, diversity, and importance of mountains.

Explores the characteristics, formation, and erosion of the world's mountains, the plants and animals living there, and how to protect their environment.

Describes the severe weather conditions characteristic of high mountain regions, and discusses the hardy animals such as the ptarmigan, chinchilla, llama, and grizzly bear, that live in mountainous areas.

Explores some of the highest places on our planet, discussing mountain resources, avalanches, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, erosion, and the formation of mountains.

Text and photographs provide information about mountains and the people who live in them.

Describes different types of mountains and how they are formed, the plant and animal life that exists on mountains, the use of mountains for farming, tourism, and industry, and the efforts to protect these unique environments.

Peter Sis finds the diary his father kept when he was lost in Tibet in the mid-1950's.

Explains what a mountain is, looks at the climate, plants, and animals of mountain biomes, shows where mountains are located in the world, profiles several mountain ranges, and discusses what is being done to protect them.