Books in Exploring Ecosystems Series series

Tundra introduces the first three books in its important new ecosystems series. Each title celebrates the world’s diversity by presenting a different ecosystem: its land and water, its animals and plants. The art is brimming with creatures and ecological features, described in fact-filled notes at the end of each book and in a useful glossary and map. Who Needs an Iceberg? The Arctic ecosystem is changing rapidly. The Arctic Ice Cap is melting, the habitat for the creatures that live in the north is shrinking, and the earth is warming up. The impact is enormous for all of us.Not only is each book informative and beautiful, but it is a call to action for everybody who cares about the world in which we live.

Karen Patkau takes readers on an amazing voyage of discovery to find out • How coral reefs form • Why coral reefs bustle and teem with life • Why there are more kinds of living things on coral reefs than anywhere else in the sea • What the types of hard corals are • Which plants and animals attach themselves to coral reefs • How coral reefs protect shorelines • How coral reefs help develop natural harbors and beaches • Where the coral reef areas of the world are • Why we need coral reefs

Karen Patkau takes readers on an amazing voyage of discovery to find out • How deserts are formed • Where deserts are found • How plants and animals adapt to the severe environment • What wildlife thrives there • Which plants bloom under the blazing sun • How desert plants and animals get energy and food • What happens in the rainy seasons • Why desert land becomes barren • Why we need deserts

Tundra introduces the first three books in its important new ecosystems series. Each title celebrates the world’s diversity by presenting a different ecosystem: its land and water, its animals and plants. The art is brimming with creatures and ecological features, described in fact-filled notes at the end of each book and in a useful glossary and map. Jungles are treasures for all of us, regardless of where we live. In Who Needs a Jungle? we learn about its vital role in providing us with oxygen, food, medicinal ingredients, and raw materials we use every day. Not only is each book informative and beautiful, but it is a call to action for everybody who cares about the world in which we live.