Ecosystems

Explores the plants, animals, and environment that make up coral reef ecosystems.

Presents an introduction to deserts, explaining what they are and their characteristics, looks at the different types of deserts and the life they support, provides information about indigenous people in these environments, and dicusses desert resources, the threats they face, and protection efforts.

More than half of Earth's plant and animal species live in rainforests. This book explores the plants, animals, and environment of this important ecosystem. Learn more interesting information in Rainforests, an AV2 media enhanced book.

Explores the rain forest ecosystem, explaining what rain forests are and where they are found, looking at plant and animal life in each of the four layers of the rain forest, and discussing threats to rain forest environments.

Explores the desert ecosystem, discussing where deserts are found, how a desert develops, and how plants, animals, and people survive in this harsh environment.

Presents an introduction to temperate forests, explaining what they are and their characteristics, looks at the different types of temperate forests and the life they support, provides information about indigenous people in these environments, and discusses temperate forest resources, the threats they face, and protection efforts.

Presents an introduction to oceans, explaining what they are and their characteristics, looks at the different types of life found in various ocean zones, provides information about the lives of indigenous people in coastal areas and on islands, describes ocean resources, and discusses threats to oceans, as well as protection efforts.

Presents an introduction to grasslands, explaining what they are and their characteristics, looks at the different types of grasslands and the life they support, provides information about indigenous people in these environments, and discusses grassland resources, the threats they face, and protection efforts.

Presents a short study of caves, including types of caves, where caves are found around the world, cave plants and animals, and challenges to the ecosystem.

Presents a short study of boreal forests, and discusses where they are found around the world, the boreal climates and seasons, plants, and animals, and challenges to the ecosystem.