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Describes the climatic conditions of the rain forest as well as the different layers of plants and animals that comprise the ecosystem.

Explains the concept of a food chain and how plants, animals, and humans are ecologically linked.

Introduces the formation, ecology, diversity, and importance of mountains.

This story-in-verse explores the beauty of the Pacific Northwest through the ecosystem of an evergreen tree. The tree's life cycle is illustrated by the variety of plants and animals it supports.

Examines plant and animal life, seashore riches, the danger from erosion and the potential havoc that people can cause.

"All living things need one another to survive. Each living thing gives something to Earth and has its own special needs. Working together keeps the circle of life going."--

"Follow Rothman's inquisitive mind and engaging artwork along shorelines, across the open ocean, and below the waves to explore the hows and whys of the watery universe, from how the world's oceans formed to why the sea is salty."--

"In the 1990s, scientists lived inside Biosphere 2 (Biosphere 1 is the Earth itself) for two years, trying to figure out if colonizing Mars would ever be possible. Now scientists don't live there but instead conduct all sorts of studies and experiments aimed to help us better understand our environment and especially understand what sort of things are happening to it due to climate change and other man-made problems. It's a unique take on the Scientists...