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MacMillan, Dianne M.

Life in a Deciduous Forest

72 pp. | Lerner | May, 2003 | Library ISBN 0-8225-4684-1 $$26.60
(4) 4-6 Ecosystems in Action series. Occasionally dry but informative texts, illustrated with crisp color photos, use five specific locations (Adirondack forest, Sonoran Desert, Florida Everglades, Hawaiian rainforest, and Alaskan tundra) as examples of a particular ecosystem. The books discuss geological and climactic characteristics of each area, plant and animal adaptations and interdependence, and close with negative effects of humans on the ecosystem. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Ecosystems in Action titles: Life in a Deciduous Forest, Life in a Desert, Life in a Wetland, Life in a Rain Forest, and Life in the Tundra.]
Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

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