Mountain (Kingfisher Lifecycles Series)

by Sean Callery

Overview

Discover which creatures are at the top and bottom of three mountain food chains, and learn what happens at each stage of their life cycle. At the end of each spread, use the picture clue to guess which mountain predator is waiting to pounce! Explore the Andes of South America, the Rockies in North America, and the Himalayas of Asia to find out which creatures live there. . . and which will make a tasty snack!

Each book in this essential series reveals the life cycles of ten fascinating living things in a particular habitat. The life cycles link together to create three food chains. At the end of the book is a simple overview of how the three food chains interact to create a food web. With clear text and punchy photographs, this is a captivating introduction to habitats and ecosystems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780753474242
Publisher:	Kingfisher
Publication date:	08/07/2018
Series:	Kingfisher Lifecycles Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.67(w) x 10.59(h) x 0.14(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Sean Callery is a writer and primary-school teacher. He has written a number of information books for publishers such as HarperCollins and Which?, as well as musicals and educational articles.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

The Rocky Mountains, North America

Earwig 6

Woodpecker 8

Flying squirrel 10

Wolverine 12

The Himalayas, Asia

Mosquito 14

Alpine butterwort 16

Mountain goat 18

Snow leopard 20

The Andes Mountains, South America

Chinchilla 22

Skunk 24

Owl 26

A Rocky Mountain food web 28

Glossary and weblinks 30

Index 32

Editorial Reviews

This series on life cycles would be a fantastic collection to add to [a] school library or personal classroom. Each of the eleven animals is given two pages in the beautifully illustrated picture book, [and] would add a wonderful layer to any life cycles unit of study.” —NSTA

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