grasslands

Describes and compares the characteristics of temperate and tropical grassland biomes, featuring a general overview of their climates, soil types, vegetation, and typical plants and animals, and providing a look at specific grassland biomes throughout the world. Includes maps, diagrams, photographs, and illustrations.

Examines grasslands around the world and the life they support and discusses how they are surviving changes brought about by people and climate.

Describes the grassland ecology of the great plains of the world with their various landscapes such as the savannah, the tundra, the steppe, and the great American plains.

Milo, the monkey, and Eddie, the elephant, try to find a way to fix the anthill so that Anastasia, Angus, and the other ants won't move away.

Describes grasslands around the world and their animal and human inhabitants.

When a drought tests the commitment of a mail-order bride from Maine to her new home on the prairie, her stepchildren hope they will be able to remain a family.

After she moves near the lawless frontier town of Century, Oregon, to become a homesteader, eighteen-year-old Esther Chambers finds herself in a full-out range war that tests her loyalty to her cousin, rancher Ferris Pickett.

Describes various grassland areas around the world and discusses their importance to animals and man.

Presents various animals that live in such hot places as deserts, rain forests, and grasslands, and describes how they adapt to their environment.