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Many Biomes, One Earth takes readers on a colorful adventure through the twelve terrestrial biomes of North and South America. Travel from the icy tundra, where the polar bear makes its home, to the tropical rain forest, the natural home of more than thirty million kinds of insects. ... Read more

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Superb Pictures

I was most pleased with the wonderful pictures in this book.It gives an overview of what each ecosystem looks like.This is especially helpful for ecosystems that children don't often have the chance to encounter such as the tundra. ... Read more

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Discusses the plants, animals, and characteristics of the tundra biome. ... Read more

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Explore The Tundra
My 10 year old son did a project on the Arctic/Alpine Tundra for science class.This book was very age appropriate, easy to understand, lots of facts and great illustrations. ... Read more

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This title contains a book & CD-ROM. Earth has over 30 types of biomes, some of which are home to thousands of ecosystems. All of the plants and animals living in these huge natural areas depend on one another for survival. Children will love learning about life in each major biome. This CD-ROM has an approximate running time: 30 minutes. ... Read more

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An all-new collection of hands-on experiments for exploring the world’s ecosystems

This exciting book of experiments explores the different biomes of the world, from the intriguing flora of the rainforest canopy to the unique fauna of the hot desert. Integrating science and geography, this collection features an introductory description of each biome followed by numerous experiments for hands-on learning, supplemented with helpful line drawings, maps, diagrams, and charts.

Janice VanCleave (Riesel, TX) is a former elementary and high school teacher who now spends her time writing and giving science workshops. She is the author of more than 45 children’s science books with sales totaling over two million copies. ... Read more

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Nice Book
This book has basic easy to do "Habitat" experiments for the lower elementary students. Nice resource for science although some experiments were a little too basic for my older elementary students. ... Read more

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Discusses the plants, animals, and characteristics of the desert biome. ... Read more

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Do you think you can make a difference in protecting our Earth's resources?Take a look at what we might lose!
An ecosystem consists of both living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) systems.For example in "a forest ecosystem, biotic components include everything from microscopic bacteria to delicate mosses to trees that may have first sent roots into the soil more than one hundred years ago."Everything in an ecosystem works together to make it function as a whole and each biotic and abiotic thing has an effect on the entire system.For example, just take a look at the small honeybee and the effect our environment would be without them!Biomes cover broad areas of the earth, say deserts, mountainous areas, the poles or oceans. A biome can be "defined by the type of climate each biome has and the type of plants and animals that live there.

In this book you will be able to take a close look at the interaction of ecosystems and biomes.You will learn about biotic and abiotic interactions (from the microscopic to the community), habitats, niches, ecosystem diversity, photosynthesis, the food chains, food webs, "energy pyramids," the distribution of consumers in the pyramid, the competition for resources, rainforests, predator/prey relationships, relationships between species (mutual and destructive), the water cycle, the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle, humanity's place in these cycles, the greenhouse effect, changes in ecosystems (succession), climate change, how biomes are affected by climate and much more.

This is a very thorough, clear, concise interesting book and the writing from one topic to the next is seamless.The print is small and there is a lot of information packed in these pages.There are numerous informative sidebars, photographs and illustrations scattered throughout the book.In the back of the book is an excellent index a glossary, and additional recommended book, film and web site resources.Do you think you can make a difference in protecting our Earth's resources?This is a good place to start reading about what we have to lose if we don't take care of it! ... Read more

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A comprehensive look at the taiga biome, examining its climate, plants, animals, people, and future, plus detailed views of some particular taiga regions. ... Read more

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Discusses the plants, animals, and characteristics of the deciduous forest biome. ... Read more

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From the desert to the rain forest, animals adapt to their surroundings for survival. Explore the world's habitats and the animals that make these places their homes. ... Read more

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Discusses the plants, animals, and characteristics of the tropical rain forest biome. ... Read more

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Rain Forest Facts - all in one book
Explore the Tropical Rain Forest is an excellent book to introduce children to a variety of topics on the American tropical forests.The author covers the structure of the forest, its indigenous people, foods, and medicines.She also discusses how scientists work in the forest and the problem of deforestation.This book should be a staple in every elementary classroom.

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Discusses the plants, animals, and characteristics of the ocean biome. ... Read more

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The first text in a series of single topic ecology books, Tropical Forests is an ideal text or supplement for introductory biology, ecology, and environmental science courses. It provides students with an accurate, easy to read, and easy to understand account of this important biome that is often covered too briefly in general texts. This guide provides a compact picture of the world's tropical forests with overviews on the meteorological and geological influences on the biology of the ecosystem. It describes many of the interactions of plants and animals of the tropics in an evolutionary context. It's narrative style and clear illustrations and diagrams engage students, and paint a clear picture of the important concepts presented throughout the text. ... Read more

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An ideal classroom textbook
The world's tropical forests are sometimes referred to as the 'lungs of the world', being as they are, a major source of oxygen for the planet. They are also the home of incredibly diversified flora and fauna. That's why their continuing diminishment is of such vital concern. A part of the outstanding 'Ecosystems and Biomes' series from Jones & Bartlett Publishers, "Tropical Forests" by Bernard A. Marcus (Genessee Community College, Batavia, New York) provides an analytical and descriptive survey of world tropical forests in terms of the issues confronting them today. Addressing soil and water concerns, the ecosystem networks of plants and animals, the varying nature of tropical forests, and a great deal more, "Tropical Forests" is a superbly written and presented introduction. Of special note is the chapter focusing on the role tropical forests play in our global climate. Enhanced with the inclusion of an extensive glossary and a comprehensive index, "Tropical Forests" is an ideal classroom textbook and strongly recommended to the attention of non-specialist general readers with an interest in contemporary global environmental issues. ... Read more

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Discusses the plants, animals, and characteristics of the grasslands biome. ... Read more

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This book covers the harsh, frigid climate of this Biome and the hearty plants and animals that call these regions home.

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It s a tough life out there. Throughout Earth s six major biomes tundra, taiga, rain forest, temperate deciduous forest, grassland, and desert plants and animals use special strategies to cope with challenges in their environment. Have you ever wondered how plants survive in the desert? Or what happens to worms in the winter? Or where you fit in a food web? In this book, you ll find these answers and more by doing experiments about Earth s biomes. Learn to think like an ecologist as you plant, bake, and dig your way through biomes around the globe. ... Read more

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Each book in this series provides readers with a deeper understanding of the world's biological communities, with each title focusing on a particular biome, biome type, groups of biomes or system. The books contain an introduction to the Earth's principal biomes with enough depth for project work. The atlas approach gives the series a relevance to the geography curriculum. ... Read more

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Each book in this series provides readers with a deeper understanding of the world's biological communities, with each title focusing on a particular biome, biome type, groups of biomes or system. The books contain an introduction to the Earth's principal biomes with enough depth for project work. The atlas approach gives the series a relevance to the geography curriculum. ... Read more