Wetlands: Soggy Habitat

by Laura Purdie Salas, Jeffrey Yesh (Illustrator)

Overview

What lives in a wetland besides flamingos, ducks, and other birds? How do plants survive in the soggy soil? What jobs do wetlands do? Wade into this book to find out what makes wetlands one of Earth's treasures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781663998422
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2021
Series:	Amazing Science: Ecosystems
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Laura Purdie Salas is the author of more than 100 books for kids and teens. Her work has received the Minnesota Book Award and other honors, including  Bank Street Best Books of the Year, and NCTE Notables. She and her husband live in Minnesota and have two monsters of their own, Maddie and Annabelle. When Laura's not reading or writing, she likes to dance, play games, and work with the Minnesota Brass drum corps (which involves a lot of Counting, following Patterns, and creating Shapes on the field). She tries to eat More vegetables and Less brownies, but that is hard! Learn more about Laura at laursalas.com.

Table of Contents

What Is a Wetland?     4
Types of Wetlands     6
Important Jobs     8
Water Cleaner     10
Soggy Soil     12
Two Strong Plants     14
Wetland Birds     16
More Wetland Animals     18
Disappearing Wetlands     20
Wetland Diorama: Wetland in a Box     22
Wetland Facts     23
Glossary     23
To Learn More     24
Index     24