Join Jack and Annie as they research rain forests and find out the facts behind the fiction.

"After a decades-long economic slump, the city of Flint, Michigan, struggled to address chronic issues of toxic water supply, malnutrition, and food security gaps among its residents. A community-engaged research project proposed a resilience assessment that would use panarchy theory to move the city toward a more sustainable food system. Flint is one of many examples that demonstrates how panarchy theory is being applied to understand and influence...

A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, this text shows how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity's fate.

Brief text explores how soil is formed, its layers, and its importance as a natural resource that living things need to survive.

"Simple text and full color photographs introduce beginning readers to the characteristics and geographical locations of ponds. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

This book provides information on ways to strengthen and cultivate the soil food web to grow healthy plants without the use of chemicals. Smart gardeners know that soil is anything but an inert substance. Healthy soil is teeming with life, not just earthworms and insects, but a staggering multitude of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms. When we use chemical fertilizers, we injure the microbial life that sustains healthy plants and become increasingly...

Describes the behavior of thirteen different animals--including jackrabbits, roadrunners, tarantulas, and rattlesnakes--during a day in the desert.