The information and activities in this resource book enhance children's knowledge and awareness about the components of a grassland environment, including physical and biological characteristics. Students will discover where grasslands are located on our planet. They will find out what features grasslands have in common, what types of organisms live there, and how they are adapted to survive. As they explore grassland organism adaptations, students will discover similarities and differences between living things in grasslands and those in other ecosystems. Activities that emphasize the ecology of plants and animals, food chains and food webs, and survival will enable students to relate the structure of living things to their roles in the ecosystem. Four transparencies (print books) or PowerPoint slides (eBooks) are included to engage students in discussion and reinforce the concepts presented in the book.
This oversized, hardcover is a beautiful book of koala photographs. It features text by editor Joanne Ehrich; a foreword by Deborah Tabart, executive director of the Australian Koala Foundation; and an afterword by Jack Hanna, America's favorite television naturalist and host of the Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures television series. This book is an international project with 315 photographs by 120 photographers from 24 countries. It features carefully selected camera sequences that make the animals come alive, revealing a world rich with surprises. The photographs are arranged within sections that uncover different aspects of this marsupial. Koalas conveys insights about this phenomenal Australian native with resplendent visuals, and it deserves a place on the bookshelves of koala and nature lovers alike.
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... As urban areas encroach on kangaroo habitat, people regularly come into contact with them. Kangaroos are mostly docile, but can be unpredictable when they feel threatened. This brochure explains ways in which people can avoid conflict with kangaroos and injury, through learning more about their habitat needs and understanding their behaviour."--p. [1].