What Are Food Chains and Webs? (Science of Living Things) - Softcover

Kalman, Bobbie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865058881 ISBN 13: 9780865058880

Publisher: Crabtree Classics, 1998

Synopsis

Sunlight does not go very deep into water so seaweed must grow at the surface where its rays can reach them. Starting with the sun, food chains link together plants and animals in various ecosystems to help them survive. What are Food Chains and Webs? describes these connections in a clear manner that children will understand. Fascinating diagrams show children: - the connection between herbivores, carnivores, scavengers, decomposers, and themselves - concepts such as energy pyramids, photosynthesis, and consumer hierarchies - an entertaining food web game

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Reviews

Grade 3-5-These three titles use clear photographs, illustrations, charts, and short chapters to introduce students to their subjects. In the first title, Kalman clearly explains what food chains and webs are and discusses their different levels and/or types. Directions are given for a game that further explains the latter concept. Biome offers a map and discussion of the major types of ecological communities (grasslands, scrublands, desert, etc.). A final page notes how humans are jeopardizing these environments. No solutions are given. Life Cycle takes readers from birth to adulthood to the reproduction of plants and animals, including humans. Photographs show a sheep giving birth and millipedes mating. Visual representations of the circular pattern of the life cycle can be found throughout. These books will find a lot of use in schools and libraries.
Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865058881
• ISBN 13: 9780865058880
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32