"Includes quizzes and activities"--Cover. "With brilliant project ideas"--Cover.
Contents:
Home sweet home -- Forest habitats -- Grasslands -- Marine habitats -- Mountains and polar places -- A greener future.
Summary:
Hazardous Habitats and Endangered Animals is a great introduction to the world's changing habitats and the growing number of threats to wildlife, with positive suggestions to enable readers to make a difference, and project ideas to help them engage with the topic. Our actions are threatening wildlife and habitats across the world. Discover the ways in which marine and land animals are being affected by humans, from climate change and pollution to activities such as mining and agriculture. Featuring habitats across the world, such as the rainforests, coral reefs, mountains and polar places, the book explores how they are changing and the ways in which this is endangering wildlife. The environment and our impact on it is a hugely topical subject, especially among young people, who are participating in protests and action around the world. Containing positive project ideas and suggestions for ways to be greener, Hazardous Habitats and Endangered Animals is an engaging introduction to the topic.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.