The animals on a prairie wildlife refuge sense an approaching tornado and seek protection before it touches down and destroys everything in its path.

This book includes an overview of prairies as well as a map showing where they are located. Beautiful, rich, oversized photos enhance the pages along with basic information and an additional factoid about the specific animals living in prairies. Detailed maps Glossary of key words Reviewed Habitats are special places on Earth where certain animals and plants live and grow. Young readers will learn what animals can be found in each habitat and how...

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...

"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"--

From the shortest to longest and biggest to smallest, this ecosystem investigation uses varying degrees of comparison to take a closer look at the relationships of prairie flora, fauna, and landforms.