Tundra

Susan Heinrichs Gray

Capstone, 2001 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 48 pages

These comprehensive books take students on a journey through the diversity of our world. Topics range from interesting animals to cultural and natural world studies. Readers will find plenty of information for report writing on classroom studies. Each book includes a Want to Know More? section for locating additional information, and an At a Glance section with important dates and related information.

Each book explores one of the eight major ecosystems of the world. The books discuss in a lively and interesting fashion what types of plants and animals inhabit the ecosystem, what conditions exist that foster or threaten life, and the important role the system plays in balancing the world's environment. Each system faces threats from modern life, and its current problems and possible solutions are discussed.

About the author

Susan H. Gray holds bachelor's and master's degrees in zoology from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. She has taught classes in general biology, human anatomy, and physiology. She has also worked as a freshwater biologist and scientific illustrator. In her twenty years as a writer, Susan H. Gray has covered many topics and written a variety of science books for children.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Tundra; First Reports - Biomes Series; First Reports: Nature; First reports
• Author: Susan Heinrichs Gray
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Capstone, 2001
• ISBN: 0756500249, 9780756500245
• Length: 48 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Environmental Science & Ecosystems; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / General