Swamp
Will be published approx. on 16. June 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-0-07-057926-2 (ISBN)
Description
From bugs to birds. . .from mosses to manatees. . .a swamp is a complex ecosystem. But young readers won't be swamped during this amazingly accessible wade through a small square of wetlands, filled with exotic wildlife. Here is a fascinating look at the characteristics of swamp life. . .and the reasons why its survival is so important. Beautifully illustrated, with fun-to-do experiments and activities, a swamp field guide, and a picture-glossary index and resource list. From the One Small Square series, called "science education at its best" by Science Books and Films.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 6 to 9 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
48 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 230 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
177 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-057926-2 (9780070579262)
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Content
Introduction.One Small Square of a Cypress Swamp--The Cypress Tree.Fly By or Bye Fly--The Fly-Eating Sundew Plant.Your Swamp Square and Notebook--Drawing Your Square and Recording Observations.If Knees Could Talk--Cypress Knees Anchor Trees in Soggy Soil.What a Gas!--Decay, Peat, and the Swamp ``Megaburp''.That Sinking Feeling--Sphagnum Moss and Floating Islands.Mother is Watching--Mother Alligator, That Is.Out for Blood--Mosquitoes.One Small Square of a Mangrove Swamp.The Swamp Makers--The Mangrove Tree.Ins and Outs--Feeding in the Swamp.For the Birds--Pelicans, Storks.Saved by the Swamp--How a Swamp Can ``Soak Up'' the Effects of a Tropical Storm.Hand in Hand--Fossils, Coal.