Synopsis
This series explores the fascinating world of living things. The books investigate the features and processes that keep animals and plants alive, and look at how people study and categorize them. Find out about all aspects of how living organisms develop and adapt to an enormous variety of different habitats. Discover the hidden systems behind the natural world. The key features are: 'Fascinating fact' boxes highlight specific animals and plants; diagrams and tables present key information in an interesting way; and new editions feature further resources and weblinks.
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About the Author
Holly Wallace is a Heinemann-Raintree author.
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-7-Concise introductions to the ways in which organisms adapt to environmental changes and to the scientific classification of plants and animals. The books have the same format: 13 double-page topical entries, each with several one-paragraph items; numerous captioned color photographs, diagrams, and charts; and interesting boxed "Did you know?" items. Survival looks at fossil evidence of changing conditions and explores scientific ideas on how organisms have evolved over time to survive and produce the wide variety of life on Earth today. Topics include speciation, survival of species under extreme conditions, species that have upset the natural balance of environments, the origin of new species, prehistoric life and fossil evidence of extinction, convergent and divergent evolution, and present-day threats to organisms and efforts to protect endangered species. Classification considers the system used by scientists to name and classify organisms; identifies the five kingdoms of living things; and very briefly introduces plants without flowers, flowering plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates.
Carolyn Angus, The Claremont Graduate School, CA
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