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"The book celebrates the beauty of a 2.5-acre restored grassland with lively commentary, vivid descriptions, and striking, detailed photographs of the native plants and animals that inhabit it. The authors describe how they prepared the soil, selected and planted seeds, and dealt with unwanted invasive species and weeds"--
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Contains detailed profiles of forty-eight major prairie preserves in the U.S. and Canada, each with information on plants and animals, hiking and camping opportunities, advice on when to visit, and directions on how to get there; and includes brief descriptions of 120 smaller preserves.
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Once covering almost 40 percent of the United States, native prairie is today one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world. 'Plant a pocket of prairie' teaches children how changes in one part of the system affect every other part: when prairie plants are destroyed, the animals who eat those plants and live on or around them are harmed as well. Root shows what happens when we work to restore the prairies, encouraging readers to 'plant a pocket...
29) In the prairies
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From the shortest to longest and biggest to smallest, this ecosystem investigation uses varying degrees of comparison to take a closer look at the relationships of prairie flora, fauna, and landforms.
30) The prairie
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Describes the prairie of central North America including the grasses, other plants, birds, mammals, and life underground.