Cadenas Alimentarias

A wide variety of plants and animals live, visit, and feed in wetlands, but wetlands are fast disappearing. This informative book describes life in a specific wetland - the marsh. Beautiful photographs, illustrations, and text explain which plants and animals live in this habitat and how they interact with one another. Young readers will learn about • wetland herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores • how wetland animals survive the changing seasons • the importance of wetlands to migrating animals • dangers to wetlands.

Featuring stunning photographs, beautiful illustrations, and detailed text, Rainforest Food Chains examines the delicate balance of life maintained in lush Southeast Asian tropical rain forests. Children will learn how the plants and animals in a rain forest rely on one another to survive. Highlights include • rainforest photosynthesis • how rainforest plants and animals have adapted to survive • dangers to rain forests and their inhabitants.

This informative book focuses on temperate forest food chains. It looks at the plants, herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores of this habitat and how they get food energy during the various seasons of the year. Forest Food Chains includes information on: • forest herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores • how plants make food • animal adaptation in winter • decomposition and the forest floor • dangers to forest food chains and webs.

Plants and animals in the Sonoran Desert food chains have had to adapt to the hot, dry climate of this habitat. Conserving water is a large part of these food-chain adaptations. Learn about the spectacular Saguaro cacti and the many herbivores and carnivores that are part of the food chains of this desert. Children will learn about: • how plants make food • how desert plants and animals adapt to drought and heat • desert hunters and scavengers • dangers to Sonoran Desert food chains and webs • how to help save desert plants and animals

Through many photographs and illustrations, Food Chains and You conveys how the transfer of energy takes place from the sun to various plants and animals, including people. It shows children how they, too, are part of food chains. Children will learn about: herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and decomposers • energy pyramids • how children are part of many food webs • dangers to food chains and webs • tips on how to eat Earth-friendly foods and grow native plants