Forests can be found all over the world, including underwater! Giant kelp forests grow in coastal waters where the water is very clear so sunlight can reach the sea floor. Kelp can grow up to 18 inches a day if the conditions are right, meaning kelp forests can spring up quickly! Full-color photographs and accessible language take readers under the sea to discover the kelp forests. Information about photosynthesis, habitats, and plant structures supplement...

Did you know that some animals live only in the coldest places on Earth? How would your survive if you had to live in a place that was permanently frozen?

"This is a book about ecology, environment, nature, and the misleading information that plagues the discussions of these topics. It is easy-to-read, fun, and doesn't have to be read all at once; you can pick it up for five or ten minutes, get one idea out of it, put it down, and come back for other five or ten minutes some other time. It's light reading about very difficult subjects, such as: is trying to save every single species necessarily a good...

Explores the desert ecology, discusses how some are formed, and explains how people, animals, and plants survive there.

"Presents information on the biome of lakes and rivers following the food web and flow of energy from sun to plants and animals"--Provided by publisher.

A lyrical description of the ancient baobab tree and how it provides shelter and nourishment to wildlife of the African plain.