"Follow along as a researcher observes and makes journal entries about their field trip through the Everglades ecosystem in Florida. ... photographs highlight the animals and plants that inhabit this unique wetland area. Simple graphs show how much the Everglades have changed, and the final report describes efforts being made to preserve it"--Provided by publisher.
"Follow along as a researcher observes and makes journal entries about their field trip across the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem. ... photographs highlight the animals, plants, and people that inhabit this diverse reef in Australia. Simple graphs show how much the reef has changed, and the final report describes efforts being made to preserve it"--Provided by publisher.
Explores the conditions, climate, and plant and animal species of the world's major biomes, including the tundra and taiga, grasslands and deciduous forests, deserts and tropics, and aquatic biomes, and looks at the evolution and adaptation of whales.
Identifies the seven major biomes and their geographic locations, and explores the characteristic of each, including how climate, animal life and vegetation vary in each biome.
Explores the polar regions, tundra, deserts, grasslands, forests, and water habitats of the world in order to learn about the plants and animals that live there. Includes live footage of animals.
Provides basic information about such topics as minerals, energy resources, pollution, soils and erosion, wildlife and extinction, agriculture, the ocean, wilderness, hazardous wastes, population, environmental laws, ecology, and evolution.
"Follow along as a researcher observes and makes journal entries about their field trip through the Amazon rain forest ecosystem. ... photographs highlight the animals, plants, and people that inhabit the world's largest tropical rain forest stretching across eight countries in South America. Simple graphs show how much the rain forest has changed, and the final report describes efforts being made to preserve it"--Provided by publisher.
"Follow along as a fictional researcher observes and makes journal entries about their field trip through the Galapagos Islands ecosystem. . . . Photographs highlight the animals, plants, and people that inhabit this unique group of islands. Simple graphs show facts about the islands, and the final report describes efforts being made to preserve them"--Provided by publisher.
Introduces the concept of a habitat, provides a description of an arctic habitat, looks at arctic weather, and discusses the types of plants and animals found in the arctic and how they survive.
