Ecosystems category: 538 books

In DK'sJungle Adventures, join Charlotte and a team of scientists on an expedition to explore Cambodia's wildlife. Learn how to survive and how to find animals in the jungle. Experience the mosquitoes, snakes, and torrential rain of the rainforest, and join the team as they encounter frogs, monkeys,...

Vibrant photographs and descriptive text guide readers on an underwater journey through coastal waters to explore coral reefs. Home to more than one million kinds of plants, fish, and other ocean life, readers will discover how living things meet their needs for shelter, food, and more in this dynamic ecosystem.

Did you know that a Saguaro cactus can live for more than 200 years and grow as tall as 50 feet (15 meters)? Readers will discover how these desert giants are used for shelter by animals such as woodpeckers and owls, and provide food for animals such as bats and other small mammals. This captivating...

How do waterfalls form? How long is the Nile River? Who led the first expedition on Mount Everest? Discover the earth's most amazing natural wonders in Big Fantastic Earth! Explore the highest peak of Mount Kilimanjaro to the deep grooves of the Grand Canyon, and discover how the incredible...

PRACTICAL STEPS TO SAVE THE PLANET A how-to companion packed with simple things kids can do to have an impact. From simple measures like turning off the water while you brush your teeth, to bigger challenges like MAKING SOME NOISE in the larger community, this simple guide helps lay a conceptual foundation for kids to become responsible energy consumers in the years to come.

Earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis. Headline-making natural disasters with devastating consequences for millions of people. But what do we actually know about these literally earth-shaking events? New York Times bestselling author, explorer, journalist, and geologist Simon Winchester—who’s...

Why is the ocean important for humans and for the Earth? Did you know that the ocean covers 70 percent of the surface of the earth? And scientists have only explored a very small part of it! In Oceans and Seas! With 25 Science Projects for Kids readers ages 7 though 10 dive into the...

Introducing the Wild Tales & Garden Thrills series where kids will delight in the adventures of Lexi and Jason Williams and discover the world of gardening. From insects and worms to wild critters and mysterious finds, there's never a dull moment between the rows of an organic garden.  ...

Conoscere il deserto sud-ovest attraverso l'opera d'arte foto fantasia di Lisa E. Jobe. I bambini potranno aggiungere una nuova pianta o un animale per il paesaggio del deserto con il turno di ogni pagina. Contenente immagini e parole del vocabolario solo, questo libro è perfetto per il bambino in casa.

Have you ever wondered what plant and animal life can survive in a desert? Written for students in grade 5, Life in the Desert shows students how these animals and plants adapt to their surroundings. This 22-page book includes a glossary of bold-faced vocabulary words, reading activities, an index of terms, and an answer key.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! The deciduous forest biome is filled with leafy trees. This biome changes with each season. What kinds of animals live and hunt in the forest? And how do people make good use of the trees? Read this book to find out!

In this charming picture book, curious little kids will learn all about how an acorn grows up to be an oak tree. The story includes the stages of growth of a tree throughout the seasons and year. It also introduces the happenings around the tree, from children playing in its shade to squirrels climbing...

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! The ocean is the largest biome on Earth. Animals live all over the ocean—from the sunlit surface layer down to the deep, dark ocean floor. But how do plants grow deep underwater? And what can people do to help keep this biome safe? Read this book to find out!

Dear Elementary School students and teachers, We are a class of Junior High School Students who are learning English as a second language.  We hope that lots of elementary school children learn will be interested in our book about water. This is our whole-class book. We each wrote one...