Here is a list of books that you can use to learn more about Biomes.
Books on the Grassland:
Ricciuti, Edward R. Grasslands. Benchmark
Books: Marshall Cavendish Corporation, New
York:
1996.
Describes the world's vast expanses of grassland,
how they developed, and the plants and animals that live there.
Waterlow, Julia. Grasslands. Raintree Steck-Vaughn,
Austin, Texas: 1997.
Explains how grasslands are formed, the wildlife
that inhabits them, and the impact man has on the grassland environment.
A Book on the Tundra:
Kaplan, Elizabeth. Tundra. Benchmark Books:
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, New York:
1996.
Discusses how the interplay of climatic conditions,
plants, and animals defines the pattern of life on the tundra.
Books on the Ocean:
Parker, Jane. Oceans. Copper Beech Books:
Brookfield, Connecticut: 1999.
Explores the nature and location of our oceans,
their inhabitants, their importance to the environment, how we are destroying
them, and how they can be saved.
Smart, Brian Hunter. Oceans. Copper Beech
Books: Brookfield, Connecticut: 1997.
Explores the oceans of the world, discussing
their floors, canyons, mountains, volcanoes, movements, storms, and plant
and animal life.
Books on the Forest:
Hall, Cally. Forests. Copper Beech Books: Brookfield, Connecticut: 1998.
Kaplan, Elizabeth. Temperate Forest. Benchmark
Books: Marshall Cavendish Corporation,
New
York: 1996.
Discusses how the interplay of climatic conditions,
plants, and animals defines the pattern of life in a forest.
Parker, Jane. Rainforests. Copper
Beech Books: Brookfield, Connecticut: 1999.
Examines the structure and extent of the world's
rainforests, describing the wealth and diversity of plants and animals
found in them and efforts to stop the destruction of these precious resources.
Books on the Desert:
Ricciuti, Edward R. Desert. Benchmark Books:
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, New York:
1996.
Describes the earth's desert regions and the
plants and animals that inhabit them.
Waterlow, Julia. Deserts. Thomson Learning:
New York: 1996.
Describes these arid lands through which some
of the world's largest rivers flow and explains how such areas are formed,
how they spread, and how life survives there.
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