Many Biomes, One Earth

Many Biomes, One Earth

Discover earth's natural neighborhoods on a colorful trek through the twelve terrestrial biomes of North and South America. Travel from the icy tundra, where the polar bear makes its home, through grasslands, and driest of deserts, to the tropical rain forest, the natural home of more than thirty million kinds of insects. From mountains to prairies, James M. Needham’s rich, exquisite illustrations highlight the smallest of details throughout each natural habitat, while Sneed B. Collard’s fascinating, fact-filled text present a detailed journey through earth's splendid ecosystems. Readers will love traveling around the world and learning about all the different homes that nature has to offer. "I got the idea for Our Natural Homes back in 1980, when I was taking a biology class at U.C. Berkeley. I was fascinated by how scientists could classify these huge, mega-spaces of our planet. When I began writing for children a few years later, I thought, 'You know, biomes is an idea children can understand.' I thought it might be a cool way for kids to look at their world, a way to see beyond the pavement and houses and clutter of civilization. I now have a five year-old son and am pleased that out of all the books I've written, this is this favorite." -- Sneed B. Collard III Sneed B. Collard III has been a biologist and a computer scientist. He's put his knowledge and experience to use by writing more than thirty children's books, including MANY BIOMES, ONE EARTH; BEAKS; and TEETH. He began writing after graduating with honors in marine biology from the University of California at Berkeley. After earning his master’s in scientific instrumentation at the University of California at Santa Barbara, he continued to hone his craft while serving as a computer consultant for biologists. He lives in Missoula, Montana.