biodiversity

Documents the experiences of a group of seventh and eighth graders from Michigan who traveled to the Amazon to learn first-hand about biological diversity and what it is like to survive in the rain forest.

Discusses the many different life forms that have existed on Earth, their importance, and how they have changed over time.

Presents approximately two hundred alphabetized entries on topics related to biodiversity, including life-forms, habitats, and threats to their survival, and includes four introductory essays on what biodiversity is and why it is important.

Looks at one hundred species discovered in the twenty-first considered by the International Institute for Species Exploration to be the most unique.

Explains how living creatures are classified, and introduces all the principal groups of creatures that are believed to have existed in the history of Earth.

Contains thirteen essays that examine the importance of biodiversity, discussing the benefits, potential threats, and ways to address the issues that challenge efforts to protect the natural environment.

Study of plant-pollinator relationships, looking at the hidden connections between plants and animals in locales around the world, and discussing how human society has affected and is affected by those relationships.

Introduces readers to the numbers one to ten while providing information about different animals found in the taiga.

Describes the basics of ecology, including food chains, habitats, and ecosystems.

Investigates the interrelationship of the ecological processes that accommodate diversity and the evolutionary processes that generate it.