ecology

Explores through text and photographs the animals and plants that live on the lakeshore.

Explores through text and photographs the animals and plants that live in forests.

Presents color photographs of islands around the world, and includes information about different types of islands, their formation, the processes by which they are populated by plants, animals, and humans, and the destruction of the natural habitats due to human settlements.

Describes the geography of the tundra and the animals, plants, birds, and people who have adapted to life on these arctic plains.

Provides information about the African savanna--the grasslands stretching across the continent below the Sahara Desert--looking at the animals that live in the region, the rewards and dangers of their natural home, and how they live with each other in an ever-changing environment.

Describes the rapidity with which the rain forests of the world are being destroyed, the harm to plants, animals, and humans, and remedies for preserving the rain forests.

Discusses the plant and animal life of prairies and grasslands throughout the world.

Discusses the characteristics of grasslands, where they are located, and the plants, animals, and people that inhabit them.

Describes various aspects of deserts, including their creation, modernization, plant and animal life, mineral and oil resources, and how humans live there.

Simple text and illustrations describe the characteristics of the desert and its plant, animal, and human life.