River
By: Sean Callery ; consultant, David Burnie
Series: Life cycles
Publisher: Kingfisher
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780753467404; 9780753433409
Subjects: Life cycles; Food; Juvenile literature; Stream animals; Food chains (Ecology)
Description: The world's rivers and ponds are full of animals looking for food to eat and trying not to be eaten themselves. This book describes the life cycles of eleven animals, how they live and reproduce and how they link with other animals in the food chains and food webs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: Rivers of South America: Catfish ; Cormorant ; Piranha ; River dolphin; title: Rivers of North America: Mayfly ; Brook trout ; Grizzly bear; title: Ponds of Europe: Great pond snail ; Great crested newt ; Little grebe ; Otter; title: A European pond food web.