Discover earth's natural neighborhoods on a colorful trek through the
twelve terrestrial biomes of North and South America. Travel from the
icy tundra, where the polar bear makes its home, through grasslands, and
driest of deserts, to the tropical rain forest, the natural home of more
than thirty million kinds of insects.
From mountains to prairies, James M. Needham's rich, exquisite
illustrations highlight the smallest of details throughout each natural
habitat, while Sneed B. Collard's fascinating, fact-filled text present
a detailed journey through earth's splendid ecosystems. Readers will
love traveling around the world and learning about all the different
homes that nature has to offer.