Underground Safari

All sorts of interesting creepy crawlies live in underground habitats. Readers will love learning about the bugs, spiders, grubs, and earthworms that lurk below. Young readers will uncover the features of the animals' underground habitats and disover the important roles the creatures play in the ecosystem.

From shrews to snakes, all sorts of animals burrow in complex homes below the surface of the Earth. Readers will uncover the many different creatures that find the underground to be an ideal habitat. There's a whole world beneath the ground!

The parts of a plant that grow below are just as important as what's above ground. Readers will learn about the world of roots, bulbs, and tubers, as well as other organisms that grow underground. Readers will also discover why the things that grow underground are an important part of the Earth.

There's more than just dirt below! Readers will learn about the layers and types of soil underground. Rocks, clay, sand, silt and all nonliving things underground are explored. Earth's core, mantle, and crust are also discussed. Readers will also discover why we could not live without dirt, and why we need to protect it.