Describes how mountains form, and what it is like to live on a mountain. Discusses clothing, shelter, transportation, school, work, and recreation. Includes color photographs, a glossary, facts, a quiz, and further resources.
Presents information on what an ecosystem is and how energy and nutrients cycle through a mountain ecosystem, and provides examples of the plants, animals, and features of mountains around the world.
a Benjamin Blog and his inquisitive dog investigation
Ganeri, Anita
2014
Join intrepid explorers Benjamin Blog and his inquisitive dog Barko Polo as they travel the globe exploring the world s most exciting habitats! This book looks at mountains around the world such as Everest, Kilimanjaro, the Matterhorn and more, taking in a multitude of glaciers, volcanoes, amazing animals and plants along the way.
"This book explores the food chains and webs that exist in a mountain habitat. It equips readers with crucial vocabulary, using examples from that habitat to explain the roles of producers, consumers and decomposers, and illustrates how living things depend upon each other. Readers learn how fragile food chains can be, how they can be broken, and what we can do to prevent this"--Provided by the publisher.
Photographs, text, and illustrations help introduce children to the different animals that live in the mountains and discuss how they have been affected by the damage humans inflict on the environment.
Looks at the many different forms of life on the mountains of the world, their geological formations, and how man has adapted to the mountains, focusing on the damage humans have caused to mountains and what can be done to save them. Includes a North American Indian story explaining the discovery of fire.
