Desert Ecosystems (PagePerfect NOOK Book)

by Tammy Gagne

Overview

This title will introduce readers to desert ecosystems, the plants and animals that thrive there, its climate, its food web, any threats to it, and conservation efforts. Readers will also learn about the most well known deserts and their unique characteristics. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629697192
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing
Publication date:	08/15/2015
Series:	Ecosystems of the World
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Lexile:	860L (what's this?)
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2015
Gr 4–6—Cookie-cutter introductions to ecosystems include predictable chapters on climate and weather, plants, animals, people and the future. Ocean deviates by examining factors such as depth and water currents and offers the most thorough explanation of food chains. Diagrams of food webs in the other volumes lack labels for the plants and animals depicted, and only some mention them in the captions. Stock photos often have generic captions that don't identify locations of plants or animals. The color scheme (orange type on light green or white backgrounds) makes many captions hard to read. Discussion of people in the desert focuses on Phoenix, AZ, and notes that "traditional desert cultures were nomadic," implying that no one lives that way anymore. Writing and research prompts at the end of chapters underscore the series' pedagogic slant. VERDICT The set may provide starting points for research but won't generate much enthusiasm for the subjects.

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