Winckler, Suzanne

An introduction to the world's coldest continent, its geography, its wildlife, and its role in the global environment.

Discusses the formation and the role of different types of soils and how they have been endangered through unwise farming, mining, and grazing.

Studies the effects of uncontrolled population growth on the global environment, which results in dangerous pressures on natural resources, wildlife, air, water, and living space.

Teaches kids about the purposes, tools, science, and basic steps of garden growing, and also provides several recipes and lists of mail-order, print, and Internet resources, as well as gardens to visit.