prairie plants

"A search-and-find book about prairies reinforces new vocabulary to build reading success [with] close-up images . . . [of different] biomes"--Provided by publisher.

Contains twenty-six scratchboard illustrations of plants and animals that once lived in the tallgrass prairies of America's heartland, each of which corresponds to a letter of the alphabet.

Describes the plant life of the American prairie, season by season, and the role of wildfire in its ecology.

Tells about a variety of prairie plants, how they are used, why they are in danger, and how they are being protected.

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

Presents a comprehensive examination into the efforts to restore the native tallgrass prairie to an eight-thousand acre reserve in central Iowa, and describes the process of reintroducing prairie plants and wildlife, including the Regal Fritillary butterfly.