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Simple text and illustrations describe the characteristics of the desert and its plant, animal, and human life.

Describes various aspects of deserts, including their creation, modernization, plant and animal life, mineral and oil resources, and how humans live there.

Provides information about grassland biomes through a visit to the African Serengeti, with an introduction to the Masai people and key animals of the region and discussion of the interdependence of predator and prey.

Discusses the plant and animal life of prairies and grasslands throughout the world.

Describes the rapidity with which the rain forests of the world are being destroyed, the harm to plants, animals, and humans, and remedies for preserving the rain forests.

Explains the concept of a food chain and how plants, animals, and humans are ecologically linked.

Provides information about the African savanna--the grasslands stretching across the continent below the Sahara Desert--looking at the animals that live in the region, the rewards and dangers of their natural home, and how they live with each other in an ever-changing environment.

Documents the life cycle and ecosystem of the giant saguaro cactus, and introduces the desert animals it helps support.

The future of the Rain Forest of the Macaw depends on a scientist and a young Indian boy as they search for a nameless butterfly during one day in the rain forest.

Presents color photographs of islands around the world, and includes information about different types of islands, their formation, the processes by which they are populated by plants, animals, and humans, and the destruction of the natural habitats due to human settlements.

Takes a journey through a rain forest, investigating the plants and animals that dwell there.

In rhyming text, the Cat in the Hat introduces the tropical rainforest and the ways in which its plants and animals interact.

Cumulative verse illustrates the interdependency of the plants and animals that live in the ancient forest, with information on the featured characters, including a 300-year-old Douglas fir tree, Northern spotted owls, and truffles.

Explores through text and photographs the animals and plants that live in forests.

Explores through text and photographs the animals and plants that live on the lakeshore.