"Vibrant photographs and carefully leveled text introduce readers to the prairie biome and the food chains that operate there. Includes picture glossary and index"--
In this retelling of the classic tale, Mary McBlicken, a small prairie chicken, and her animal friends are on their way to tell Cowboy Stan and Red Dog Dan that a stampede is coming when they meet a hungry coyote.
Describes the habits and characteristics of eight animals of the open prairie of central North America: the pronghorn, prairie dog, jackrabbit, meadowlark, bison, rattlesnake, coyote, and prairie chicken.
"Nature on the prairie, including both wildlife and wildfire, is a rich and closely knit ecosystem, as reflected in the interlocking verses of this simple story. Endnotes present facts, activities, related games, and resources"--
A black-footed ferret, bred in captivity and released in the wild, tries to evade her natural enemies while raising her young in abandoned prairie dog burrows.
Tells the story of one of the world's great ecosystems and its transformation from natural landscape to farmland. The tallgrass prairie was once a prominent feature of the North American continent that was reduced, in less than a century, to the vanishing point.
Kids will discover how prairie dogs influence their ecosystems. Young readers will learn where prairie dogs live and how they affect their environment, their role in the food web, and the dangers they face.