From bugs to birds. . . from mosses to manatees. . . a swamp is a complex ecosystem. But young readers won't be swamped during this amazingly accessible wade through a small square of wetlands, filled with exotic wildlife. Here is a fascinating look at the characteristics of swamp life. . . and the reasons why its survival is so important. Beautifully illustrated, with fun-to-do experiments and activities, a swamp field guide, and a picture-glossary index and resource list. From the One Small Square series, called "science education at its best" by Science Books and Films.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction. One Small Square of a Cypress Swamp--The Cypress Tree. Fly By or Bye Fly--The Fly-Eating Sundew Plant. Your Swamp Square and Notebook--Drawing Your Square and Recording Observations. If Knees Could Talk--Cypress Knees Anchor Trees in Soggy Soil. What a Gas! --Decay, Peat, and the Swamp ``Megaburp''. That Sinking Feeling--Sphagnum Moss and Floating Islands. Mother is Watching--Mother Alligator, That Is. Out for Blood--Mosquitoes. One Small Square of a Mangrove Swamp. The Swamp Makers--The Mangrove Tree. Ins and Outs--Feeding in the Swamp. For the Birds--Pelicans, Storks. Saved by the Swamp--How a Swamp Can ``Soak Up'' the Effects of a Tropical Storm. Hand in Hand--Fossils, Coal.
