Savannah's Eco-Adventures: Field Guide to Aquatic Insects

Have you ever wondered what lives under a rock, or underneath the water in a lake or a pond? Now is your chance to find out! The perfect guide for the budding naturalist, Savannah s Eco-Adventures: Field Guide to Aquatic Insects is an adventure through the world of macroinvertebrates the tiny, buglike creatures that are found in aquatic environments. While we don t see these creatures on a daily basis, they play an integral role within our ecosystem. Creepy crawly, disgusting, and fascinating, the pages of this book and the activities will open up a new world for children of all ages and adults alike. Field guides help us to explore, to learn and to better understand the natural world, giving us an appreciation for how it functions. However, not all field guides allow our children to delve into that world, and to discover the environment and its inhabitants for themselves. This field guide will show the basics of scientific research while investigating a fascinating and diverse group of organisms. The purpose of this book is not only to educate children in recognizing and understanding the macroinvertebrates found within its pages, but also to help them develop a passion and love for the environment. The conservation and preservation of our natural resources is becoming more important by the day, and we are relying on the youngest generation to act as the stewards of this delicate world. When children come to understand and respect nature, they will do more to protect it in the future.