Take the viewpoint of a bateleur eagle as it watches a pride of lions stalk a herd of antelopes across the grassy African plains! Learn how life changes on the savanna in the wet and dry seasons. Full of maps, fun facts, photos, and illustrations, Savannas brings students along on a journey through the scattered shrubs and trees of the hospitably harsh grasslands found on six of Earth’s seven continents. The volume’s special features include a glossary, photographs, and an index.
From the driest deserts to the steamiest rain forests, animals everywhere have found inventive ways to survive and flourish. World Book’s Animals and Their Habitats series gives students in grades 5 to 8 an inspired mix of maps, fun facts, photos, diagrams, and illustrations to aid in their study of biology, geography, zoology, and ecology.