The biosphere is the part of Earth where life exists or can exist. It includes all living things on Earth, as well as the nonliving systems that help them survive. Readers of this stimulating volume will learn how people affect the biosphere and how life and energy are maintained in the biosphere. Key elementary science curricula, including concepts such as food chains and life cycles, are reinforced through eye-catching graphic elements and age-appropriate text.
"A seed falls from a plant. A mouse eats the seed. An owl eats the mouse. Each animal gets energy from its food. How does energy flow from one living thing to another? Let's investigate food chains and food webs!"--Provided by publisher.
"An illustrated narrative nonfiction journey to the northern tundra that shows elementary readers how animals and plants in the Arctic ecosystem survive in an interconnected food web"--Provided by publisher.
"An illustrated narrative nonfiction journey to the Pacific that shows elementary readers how animals and plants in an ocean ecosystem survive in an interconnected food web"--Provided by publisher.
"The ocean is full of complex food webs made up of many different animals fighting to stay alive within this massive ecosystem. Carnivores, herbivores, and other classified creatures are introduced within the accessible and age-appropriate narrative . . . Popular creatures are categorized separately and given detailed descriptions, which allows readers to expand their knowledge of each animal"--Publisher.
A lion, a great white shark, and a timber wolf, all meat-eaters who have been hurt by the cruelty of plant-eaters, form a support group which has limited success until their newest member, a great horned owl, shares some advice.
