Books in True Books: Ecosystems series

Introduces temperate forests, discusses the threats to them, and describes how the animals that live there survive.

Explains what tropical rain forests are like, looks at the plants and animals that live in rain forests, and includes information on why tropical rain forests are important and what is being done to save them.

Differentiates a tropical rain forest from all others, and describes its typical plant and animal life

An introduction to the ocean describing its physical characteristics, the plants and animals that live in or near it, and its importance to life on Earth

Introduces the oceans, waves and tides, marine plants and animals, ocean zones, maritime peoples, natural resources, threats to the ocean environment, and preservation efforts.

Discusses the formation and discovery of hydrothermal vents and the unusual animals and plants that can be found near them

Book by Stille, Darlene R.

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Introduces temperate forests, the plants and animals that live there, types of forests, forest peoples, natural resources, threats to the forest environment, and preservation efforts.

Introduces wetlands and how they arise, the plants and animals that live there, types of wetland, wetland peoples, natural resources, threats to the wetland environment, and preservation efforts.

Examines the climate, land formations, plant life, and animals of the frozen arctic land called tundra, and discusses current preservation efforts