Washoe County Library System

Describes wetlands and the animals and plants found there.

Freshwater marshes are found throughout the United States and in many countries around the world. And in every marsh, there is an opportunity to view dozens of species of animal life.

Mark Nelson, PhD, takes us on a global expedition to learn how we are wasting the world's dwindling supply of fresh water by flushing away a very valuable resource, our own human wastes! The author is founding director of the Institute of Ecotechnics and has worked for several decades in closed ecological systems research. As one of eight brave souls enclosed in the pioneering Biosphere 2 experiment, Nelson realized how essential the proper use

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Students will explore the diverse freshwater habitat and learn about biotic and abiotic factors that make up the ecosystem, participate in a hands-on experiment to test the amount of dissolved oxygen in two different bodies of water and visit with a freshwater naturalist who exmines wetlands around the world.

A lonely girl finds a friend when she and her grandfather rescue a wounded crane.

"On a school field trip to the local wetlands, Sandy wanders away from her classmates and discovers an empty turtle shell. Peeking into the shell, she suddenly finds herself within a magical new dimension. Filled with sculptures, paintings and books, the turtle's shell is a museum of the natural world. But one painting is incomplete, and the shell's mystery inhabitant needs Sandy's help to finish it..." -- Back cover.

Goes on air: The entire class has a 'spacey' adventure when the bus shrinks and gets stuck inside an empty jar, when they find that their only hope for escape is air! Gets swamped: The debate is intense: Should Walkerville get rid of the swamp by the river and replaced it with a fantastic new shopping mall, or build the mall somewhere else? Carlos, representing his class, is given the thankless task of persuading the town council to keep the smelly...