Environmental Science & Ecosystems, Nature & the Natural World - General & Miscellaneous, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Animals & Habitats in Environmental Science, Ecosystems
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Overview
Picture a beautiful science book. Not that easy is it? Now picture a beautiful, award-winning science series. Impossible you say? Well not any moreLike other science and information books, ours are a gathering of the most accurate and detailed information available. The difference with our books, however, is that we have combined the facts with exciting photos and design.
Our objective when we began was to offer kids not only information on the sun, but a suntan as well. Now, we realize that the best place for a suntan is still outside, but on a cloudy day you might want to give our books a try.
An introductory book on grasslands, with emphasis on the North American prairie, and including information on vegetation, animal life, human impact, and need for preservation.
Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 5-8-Dramatic, high-quality, full-color photographs are featured throughout these series entries. The text blocks are superimposed on the pictures. They are clear and concise, lucidly explaining elementary information, but there is little attempt to relate the material being discussed to the visual backdrops. Scientific terms are italicized and defined, making them readily understandable. Brian Knapp's What Do We Know About the Grasslands? (Bedrick, 1992), Alan Collinson's Grasslands (Dillon, 1992), and Lynn Stone's Mountains (Rourke, 1989) cover the same ground as Rotter's titles, but emphasize ecology and the impact people have had on it. Franklyn Branley's Hurricane Watch (Crowell, 1985) has more detail and is illustrated with cartoons; Jonathan Kahl's Storm Warning (Lerner, 1993) has good photographs, but its smaller size does not have the same visual effect. In presenting the basics or as pictorial supplements to more in-depth treatments, these volumes may find a place in library collections.-Meryl Silverstein, formerly at Meyer Levin Junior High School, Brooklyn, NYBook Details
Published
November 18, 1993
Publisher
Creative Education Inc.,U.S.
Pages
40
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780886825980