Ecosystems category: 538 books

Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon explores the Red Planet through fascinating facts and amazing full-color photographs. Readers will learn about the recent discovery of water, the Valles Marineris—the biggest valley on Mars—the ice caps, recent expeditions, and more. This updated...

Everyone loves chocolate, right? But how many people actually know where chocolate comes from? How it’s made? Or that monkeys do their part to help this delicious sweet exist? This delectable dessert comes from cocoa beans, which grow on cocoa trees in tropical rain forests. But those trees...

It’s another normal day in Alaska, where the beauty of the rugged landscape makes the hardships of winter worth enduring. This Northern life is good, you think, when suddenly—without warning—your world is ROCKED! The ground sways beneath your feet with sickening force. You’ve just been caught...

Amazing animals, rare plants, and promising new medicines are found deep in rain forests around the world. EXPLORE! Rain Forests invites readers into this fascinating ecosystem.The Spectrum® Readers are the perfect Common Core aligned tool to support the development of nonfiction reading skills....

Do you know the difference between alligators and crocodiles...? Alligators and crocodiles are the world's largest reptiles and the closest living relatives of dinosaurs. In this extremely interesting nonfiction picture book, Gibbons compares the two reptiles by giving facts about both--their...

You might not realize it, but there are green invaders everywhere. They live in our lakes, our parks, and even in our back yards. What are they? They are invasive plants! Learn how people are working to stop the growth of invasive plant species and what you can do to help. This high-interest book...

Aprender sobre la pradera a través de la obra de arte foto fantasía de Lisa E. Jobe. Los niños podrán añadir una nueva planta o animal para el paisaje de la pradera con el giro de cada página. Que contiene imágenes y palabras de vocabulario solamente, este libro es perfecto para el niño en su casa.

As the recent deaths of sixteen Sherpas underscore, climbing Mount Everest remains a daunting challenge. Located in the Himalayas, Everest is the highest mountain in the world at a whopping 29,028 feet. In this compelling narrative, Nico Medina guides readers through the mountain’s ancient beginnings,...

DaVinci is busy learning about science.  When he gets curious, and it's usually about science, he asks his reluctant scientist friends.  This time, it's about how big the ocean is.

The weird and wonderful weather of our planet is brought to life in Eye Wonder: Weather. This updated and revised edition is the perfect introduction to the exciting world of weather, from rain, sun, and wind to hurricanes, snow storms, and twisters, and also gives the facts about climate change,...

Look up close at rocks, minerals and sparkling gems to unravel the clues to classify and identify them. Find out how they were formed, where in the world they're found, and how to start your own rock collection. DK Adventures is a nonfiction series for kids ages 8-11 featuring visually rich...

Using helpful charts, graphs, and Spanish-translated informational text in conjunction with vivid images and intriguing facts, this book allows early elementary readers to explore the ecosystem, plants, and animals of the deserts around the world.

Often called “the roof of the world” the Himalayas are the highest mountain range on Earth. They contain over 100 peaks that are over four and a half miles (seven kilometres) high and have jet stream winds blasting snow off them at up to 200 miles (322 kilometres) per hour. The Himalayas are a...

Example in this ebook   Away up toward the frozen north lies the great peninsula, which the United States bought from the Russians, and thus became responsible for the native peoples from whom the Russians had taken the land. There are many kinds of people there, from...