Habitats, both small and large, form fascinating topics for children to study and enjoy. From the micro-habitats in the backgarden, to the deserts and jungles around the planet, children find studying the animals, plants, structures, and conservation of habitats a rewarding and enlightening experience. There are numerous opportunities to cover this topic using a cross-curricular approach, and also lots of chances for large whole-school projects covering a day or even a week. Themes in this book are as follows: 1. Plants the producers of food, (factors that help them survive in a habitat and form the 'scaffolding' for it); 2. Minibeasts the major types - (earthworm, snail, slug, insect beetle, butterfly, moth, flies, ant, spiders, centipedes, millipedes); 3. Plants as habitats (what lives on them - especially trees); 4. Herbivores (from habitats around the world); 5. Carnivores (from habitats around the world); 6. Food chains (from habitats around the world); 7. Decomposers (plus concept of ecosystem); 8. Habitat conservation; 9. World sustainability (Conserving the 'world habitat')

 

This book is part of a book series called Hot Topics .

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Scholastic .

Jules Gabriel Verne (1828 - 1905) was a French writer who pioneered the science fiction genre. Notable amongst his works are "20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea", "Around the World in 80 Days" and "A Journey to the Centre of the Earth". STEPHEN LILLIE is a London-based illustrator, photographer and cartoonist with more than twenty years' experience, specializing in character development and social commentary. TONY EVANS started his career as a high school English teacher, and has a Masters Degree in Literary Research from Lancaster University. After working as a Deputy Headteacher in Bristol he became a school inspector and educational consultant, based in Leeds. He is now a full-time writer and lives with his wife in the Yorkshire Dales. Tony has a particular interest in Victorian literature and culture. His publications include a collection of detective stories set in late nineteenth century England, as well as co-authorship of a book on steam locomotives and several books in the Real Reads series of re-told classics. Peter D. Riley is a full-time author and has written over 200 books for primary and secondary Science.