Mangrove Wilderness: Nature's Nursery
Grade 3-6-Looking like a forest on stilts, red mangrove trees live where most other trees cannot-in salt water. Nature's web of interdependency is told through this detailed view of the mangrove life cycle and the food, shelter, and safety that the forests provide for creatures from the tiniest worms to the largest predators, above and below the water line. Exceptionally fine, full-color photographs are perfectly balanced by an engrossing and informative text. Lavies's lively, conversational prose covers a full range of the ecosystem. While there is no glossary, new terms are integrated into the narrative and are well explained. Aerial and closeup views complete the contexts in which readers view these fascinating Florida forests.Lisa Wu Stowe, Great Neck Library, NYCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.