"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to lakes. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

"Describes threats to the biodiversity of the Great Lakes and steps that are being taken to prevent further damage. Includes fun facts and a "Look at That!" special feature"--

"Simple text and supportive images introduce beginning readers to the physical characteristics and geographic locations of lakes"--Provided by publisher.

Lakes can be hundreds of miles long and thousands of miles deep. They can be small enough to swim across. It's common for homes and roads to be built near lakes because they offer such beautiful scenery as well as needed resources. Readers are, introduced to the lake biome that may be in their backyard through lakes' main features, animals and plants that may live there, and examples of some of the largest lakes on Earth. Full-color photographs and...

Celebrates the forms of life that live above and under a pond, including turtles, red-winged blackbirds, blue herons, minnows, frogs, and catfish.

"Discover the magical depths of the kelp forest, and all the fascinating creatures living just a paddle's length away-both over and under the waves."--

Water is a necessity of life on earth. Learn ways to protect it while learning water's story.

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A pond may seem quiet and subdued, but this unique ecosystem is filled with active life cycles. Students learn what distinguishes a pond from other bodies of water, the plant and animal life within it, and how their life cycles contribute to the pond itself.

In this work about the water cycle, readers discover that the molecules in their glass of water may have once been part of a dinosaur watering hole.