pond ecology

Simple text and full color photographs introduce beginning readers in kindergarten through third grade to the characteristics and geographical locations of ponds.

Looks at the animals and insects that live on and below the surface of the green pond.

Examines the interdependent lives of the various animals and plants that inhabit various parts of a pond from the surface film of the water to its weedy depths.

Uses the viewpoint of a frog to present life at a busy English pond, including the activities of other frogs, a toad, a newt, and a heron.

Describes the physical characteristics and plant and animal life of a pond.

Illustrations present a wordless panorama of the marshy wetlands where a variety of fish, birds, animals, and plants share a habitat.

A color-illustrated look at the pond food chain, describing each link, from the producers to the decomposers.

Describes the variety of plant and animal life supported by the pond habitat, explaining how these habitats are threatened and how they can be preserved for the future.

In the pond by Anna's house, a food chain begins with algae which is eaten by a mayfly nymph and ends with a coyote eating a raccoon.

Photographs and text introduce the animals, insects, and plants in a pond.