Discover earth's natural neighborhoods on a colorful trek 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. From mountains to prairies, rich, exquisite illustrations and fascinating facts present a detailed journey through earth's splendid natural homes.

Defines the earth's land ecosystems through the characteristic plants and animals found in each.

Discover earth's natural neighborhoods on a colorful trek through the twelve terrestrial biomes of North and South America. Travel from the icy tundra, where the polar bear makes its home, through grasslands, and driest of deserts, to the tropical rain forest, the natural home of more than thirty million kinds of insects. From mountains to prairies, James M. Needham’s rich, exquisite illustrations highlight the smallest of details throughout each natural habitat, while Sneed B. Collard’s fascinating, fact-filled text present a detailed journey through earth's splendid ecosystems. Readers will love traveling around the world and learning about all the different homes that nature has to offer.

This easy-to-understand book makes learning about our planet's biomes simple and fun! Each of Earth's six major types of environments is explored, with exciting full-color photographs and engaging layout and design. What are Earth's biomes? explains this important subject and stresses the importance of conserving our precious biomes and the life forms that inhabit each one.

Explains how ecosystems, including food webs and natural cycles, work to move energy around the planet.

Earth has many biomes. Each one has special features. Each one has its own plants and animals. Learn about biomes and the species that live in them. Read along and count down Earth's top five biomes. This full-color nonfiction reader will engage students in reading while introducing them to new vocabulary terms and concepts. Important text features include a glossary and a table of contents to develop students' comprehension and literacy skills. This book aligns with national and state standards and features exciting TIME For Kids content to keep grade 2 students engaged in learning.

This handy one-volume resource explores all of Earth's major biomes--both natural and human-created--and their characteristic plants and animals.