Rivers and lakes inside out

Title
Rivers and lakes inside out

Personal Author EPSB
Megan. Kopp

Summary
Rivers and lakes are rich habitats filled with all the elements their inhabitants need for survival. Peel back a corner of these amazing ecosystems to discover the incredible organisms that function within them and around them, from microorganisms and plants to fish and the mammals that feed on them.

Other Title
Rivers & lakes inside out

Year Published
2015

Series
Ecosystems inside out

Physical Description
32 pages : color illustraions, color map ; 28 cm.

Note
Includes index.

Contents
What is an ecosystem? -- Energy in ecosystems -- The Amazon River -- The Nile River -- The Yangtze River -- The Colorado River -- The St. Lawrence River -- The Great Lakes -- Great Salt Lake -- Lake Mead -- Crater Lake -- Lake Baikal -- All part of a system.

Reading Grade level
7.0.

Grade Interest level
3-6.

Program Information
Accelerated Reader MG 6.3 1.0 173459

Subject
Rivers.
 
Lakes.
 
Stream ecology.
 
Lake ecology.
 
Colorado River.
 
Biodiversity.
 
Endangered species.
 
Dams.
 
Mammals.
 
Water.
 
Saint Lawrence River.
 
Rain and rainfall.

Summary
Rivers and lakes are rich habitats filled with all the elements their inhabitants need for survival. Peel back a corner of these amazing ecosystems to discover the incredible organisms that function within them and around them, from microorganisms and plants to fish and the mammals that feed on them.

ISBN
9780778714996
 
9780778715030

Publisher
New York, NY : Crabtree Publishing, [2015]


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
StratfordE 577.6 KOPBook30577000407529Everybody Non-fiction