Describes the climate and plant life of the world's grasslands and introduces several of the animals, including the wildebeest, gazelle, elephant, and kangaroo, that inhabit grassland areas.
Discusses through short essays and poems, ten endangered species that live in grasslands or deserts, including scientific information about each, reasons for its endangered status, and descriptions of efforts to protect it.
Brief text and photographs introduce grassland animals, such as elephants, cheetahs, lions, and ferrets, and describe how the animals are endangered and what can be done to save them.
Describes ten animals living on the savanna and in other grassland environments: the lion, red kangaroo, pronghorn, ostrich, mara, African elephant, blackbuck, zebra, bison, and giraffe.
Briefly describes such animals as giraffes, prairie dogs, ostriches, and elephants that live on the grasslands, prairies, and tropical savannas around the world.
"This volume introduces many of the animal species that live in grasslands, prairies, and steppes. Special features include a glossary, photographs, an index, detailed captions describing each animal, and inset maps showing where on the globe the different species are found".
Describes the desert, grassland, and rainforest biomes of the Earth, including their different geological and environmental characteristics, where they are located on Earth, and the plants and animals that live there.
