Washoe County Library System

Describes how people make their homes near the sea and how their lives are affected by the water.

Explains how energy is transferred from plants to animals via the food chain.

Briefly describes rainforests, telling where they are found and what lives there, particularly in the upper levels known as the canopy.

Describes the fragile ecosystem of coniferous forests.

Describes the fragile ecosystem of deciduous forests.

Describes the fragile ecosystem of a tundra.

"Count each and every one as life multiplies again and again in this lush and fascinating book about the rainforest,"--Amazon.com.

Describes the climate, soil, plants, and animals of North American deserts and the ways in which the plants and animals depend on each other and their environment to survive.