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America's Prairies and Grasslands:

Prickly Pear, Needlegrass, Deer Mouse, Roadrunner, where can you find these fascinating plants and animals? In the vast ecosystem of North America's prairies and grasslands! In this guide you will learn about these huge, open areas and unique habitats. Find out how plants survive after wild prairie fires. Learn where to find water sources and when best to view the animals in these habitats. Identify the many different plants and animals in colorful illustrations. Each prairie or grassland region's tallgrass Prairie, Mixed Grass Prairie, Shortgrass Prairie, Palouse Prairie, California Valley Grassland, and Semidesert grassland features full-color illustrations which helps you identify plants and animals. The 'hard to find' sections point out unusual finds such as pocket gophers, vernal pools, and the living rock cactus. product photo
Grade level: 3     4     5     8     
Scope: all states
Central
Academic Subject: Life/Biological Sciences
Earth Science
Agricultural Content: Birds/Ornithology
Environment Education
Nature Study
Soils/Agronomy
Water/Watersheds/Water Resource Management
Wildlife
Plant Systems
Plant Growth & Development
Author: Marianne D. Wallace
Illustrator: Marianne D. Wallace
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Copyright: 2004
Reviewer Comments: No comments available.
Resource ID: 1351
Source: http://www.amazon.com
Media 1:
It's a Book media type.
URL: Website
Dimension: 9 x 9
ISBN: 978-1555919924
Pages: 48
Bound: Paperback