Enclosed environments

Color photos fill this overview of terrariums, which explains what they are and describes closed terrariums, terrarium care, and vivariums, and presents instructions for an experiment in recycling water and a listing of related books and Web sites.

Color photos fill this overview of beehives, which describes beehive architecture, types of honeybees, and bee communication, and presents instructions for a communication experiment and a listing of related books and Web sites.

Photographs and simple text teach young readers how to create and maintain aquariums.

Color photos fill this overview of ant colonies, which describes ant habitats, the building of a habitat, ant jobs and hierarchy, and how ants find food, and presents instructions for an experiment with ant trails and a listing of related books and Web sites.