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K-3Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series.
Illustrated by
Lizzy Rockwell.
Rockwell situates her description of the alligator habitat and life cycle in a discussion of the alligator's special status as a "keystone species." She emphasizes the importance of the alligator's mud holes to the richly diverse Everglades ecosystem, and the danger to this unique Florida environment from encroaching human development. Attractive color illustrations focus up-close on the alligators and their environment.