prairies

Photographs and simple text teach children about the prairie and the plants and animals that live there.

Describes prairies--the grasslands of North America and Canada, with brief information on grasslands in other areas of the world.

Provides color photographs and facts about prairies, looking at where they are, what conditions are like in prairies, and their native plants and animals.

This book is an introduction to the prairie habitat and asks the reader questions to determine if the objects found there are living or nonliving.

Illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the different kinds of plants and animals that can be found in North America's prairies and grasslands.

Describes the characteristics of prairies, looks at the different plants and animals that thrive in prairie environments, and discusses how prairies affect people. Includes a map that shows the places where prairies can grow.

With their father away and their mother traumatized by some unknown event, eleven-year-old Polly and her younger sister are left to take care of themselves and their prairie homestead.

Describes the characteristics of the North American prairie, the plants and animals found there, and the efforts made to preserve and restore the landscape that once stretched unbroken from southern Canada into northernmost Mexico.

In 1880, Noah's aunt teaches the reluctant nine-year-old how to read as they explore the Colorado prairie together, Noah pushing Aunt Dora in her wheelchair.

A young girl experiences the thrill of her first train ride when she takes the Great Northern from the country to visit her grandmother in the city.