Mountain StreamThis series offers very young readers a glimpse at the ways in which plants and animals interact and affect one another in a specific community. Each book invites the reader to explore a certain microsystem's environment and the wide variety of creatures that have adapted to life there. |
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adult frogs algae and detritus animals eat Appalachian bacteria BANK SWALLOW birds bits black bear boulders BROOK TROUT burrow CADDIS FLY LARVA catch Chipmunks claws cling crayfish damp decaying diatoms dive downstream eat detritus edges feed on algae feeding on detritus FERNS flat bodies flies flows slowly flying insects FRESHWATER MUSSELS fungi gravel GREEN FROG green heron groundwater hatch hunting lay their eggs leaf live mate and lay Mayflies melting snow merganser MINK Moisture moss MOUNTAIN STREAM move upstream moving water nearby painted turtle Paul Fleisher pebbles planarian Plants and Animals predators provide food quiet pool Rain and melting Richmond river otter rocks rocky sand SCULPIN shallow sharp teeth SHINERS small animals small fish small mammals Snails snapping SPOTTED SANDPIPER spring stay hidden STONE FLY NYMPH stream bank swimmer swims underwater swirl TADPOLE thrive TIGER SWALLOWTAILS trees tumbles Virginia warm washed WATER STRIDER WATERFALL WHITE-TAILED DEER wild turkey winter worms