animal ecology

Brothers Martin and Chris use their animal abilities along with their new power suits to rescue their animal friends from around the world and learn about how animals use science in their natural lives.

"Nature is like a magical journey that transforms with every step...Interactive split pages create an immersive experience that allows readers to take a visual journey through each unique home as they meet the incredible animals that live there"--Provided by publisher.

Provides a collection of twenty episodes of the children's animated television program "Wild Kratts," which follows animal scientists Chris and Martin Kratt as they travel around the world and participate in adventures saving animals and learning about the creatures in various ecosystems.

Kids will discover how prairie dogs influence their ecosystems. Young readers will learn where prairie dogs live and how they affect their environment, their role in the food web, and the dangers they face.

"Earth is home to millions of animals. Featured animals include those from forest, desert, mountain, rain forest, prairie, freshwater, and saltwater habitats. Includes science and reading activities and a word list"--.

Reveals how ecosystems are sculpted and sustained by animals eating, pooping, and dying--and how these fundamental functions could help save us from climate catastrophe.

"What can we do to stop climate change? It's time to call in some superheroes! We have elephants protecting our forests by trampling trees. Whales contributing to ocean health with their massive poo-nados. Sea otters fighting climate change by guarding kelp forests. And spiny anteaters moving 8 tons of soil each year, feeding plants as it goes. So when we protect the habitats of our climate heroes? We're protecting our planet. Get ready to learn all about these four legged, and no-legged, creatures and how YOU can be a climate hero too!"--Provided by publisher.

Profiles fourteen ecosystems from around the world, with colorful, labeled illustrations, introductory paragraphs describing their location, size, and characteristics, and fact statements describing the wildlife that live there. Features a predator and prey pyramid chart and a food web diagram.

"From New York Times bestselling author Carl Safina comes a young readers adaptation of the notable book Becoming Wild that explores community, culture, and belonging through the lives of chimpanzees, macaws, and sperm whales. What do chimpanzees, macaws, and whales all have in common? Some believe that culture is strictly a human phenomenon. But that's not true! Culture is passed down from parent to child in all sorts of animal communities. It is the common ground that three very different animals - chimpanzees, macaws, and whales - share. Discover through the lives of chimpanzees in Uganda, scarlet macaws in Peru, and sperm whales in the Caribbean how they - and we - are all connected, in this wondrous journey around the globe"--Provided by publisher.