Footsteps in the Forests, livre ebook

B I O M E E X P L O R E R S F o o t s t e p s i n t h e Forest Laura Perdew Illustrated by Lex Cornell I see an old giant, anchored by wavy planks. It is home to flowers, monkeys, and frogs. I see a kapok tree in the rainforest. I see branches reaching in all directions, full of acorns and broad leaves. It is home to spiders, opossums, and woodpeckers. I see an oak tree in a temperate forest. I see pinecones and needle leaves and red bark. It is home to porcupines, grouse, and mice. I see a ponderosa pine in a boreal forest. Greetings! Are you ready to explore a new biome? Then gear up — we're headed to the FORESTS . Can you guess one thing we'll see there? A biome is a community of plants and animals that live together in a certain climate. 1 There are more than 60,000 tree species in the world. 2 L O T S O F T R E E S ! On our journey, we will see trees of all sizes and SHAPES . Leafy trees and trees with pine needles. T O W E R I N G trees and S Q U A T L I T T L E T R E E S . Trunks with RED bark, BROWN bark, and WHITE bark. What we see will depend on the type of forest we're in— tropical , temperate , or boreal . 3 Close to the equator, we'll find tropical rainforests . Temperate forests are between the equator and the polar regions. And we'll bundle up and visit the boreal forests in the far north.