Grassland Globetrotting, livre ebook

Laura Perdew Illustrated by Lex Cornell B I O M E E X P L O R E R S Grassland G l o b e t r o t t i n g Above the ground , the grasses wave and flowers bloom. Below the ground , the roots intertwine and new shoots begin. Above the ground , birds of a hundred species fly and butterflies flutter. Below the ground , earthworms wriggle and soil microbes thrive. Above the ground , herds migrate and the predators follow. Below the ground , prairie dogs tunnel and owls burrow. Above and below , life is everywhere on the grassland. Hello, biome explorer! We are on our way to explore one of Earth's great biomes— GRASSLANDS . Can you predict what we might find there? A biome is a community of plants and animals that live together in a certain climate. 1 You might even see wildflowers, though few trees. That's because the grasslands get enough precipitation for smaller plants to grow, but it's much harder for trees to survive. Y E S , L O T S O F G R A S S ! 2 Grasslands have many different names, depending on where they are in the world. - prairie - pampas - steppe - veldt - savanna - cerrado 3 To find grasslands, we will travel to the dry, inner parts of the continents (except Antarctica!) . 4 More than 20 percent of Earth's land area is covered in grasslands. 5 Our journey will take us to two different types of grasslands: temperate and tropical .