Briefly describes different types of grasslands, their plant and animal life, and environmental threats.

This book examines the different animals in the grasslands, which include carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores, and explains how each animal is part of a specific food web.

Explains how grasslands are formed, the wildlife that inhabits them, and the impact man has on the grassland environment.

"Nature on the prairie, including both wildlife and wildfire, is a rich and closely knit ecosystem, as reflected in the interlocking verses of this simple story. Endnotes present facts, activities, related games, and resources"--

Describes how grassland plants and animals serve as food for each other.

Karen Patkau takes readers on an amazing voyage of discovery to find out: How wild and rugged prairies become grasslands, why prairie inhabitants depend on each other and their surroundings, what wildlife and plants thrive in large open spaces, how seasons and weather conditions affect life on the prairies, how fire restores the land, what life is like on the Great Plains, how a food chain forms, how some prairie plants protect the land, why we need...