Readers explore a backyard habitat and discover how garden animals and plants form an ecosystem and rely on each other for survival. This title cleverly takes young readers on a mini safari through a backyard making connections between the living things that call it home. For example: As aphids suck nectar from the stems of plants, a ladybird leaves its winter hiding place to start munching on aphids. As worms wriggle through the soil helping to bring nutrients and rainwater to the roots of the garden's trees, a robin hunts for worms to feed to its chicks.

Packed with curriculum science information

See how backyard animals make their homes and what they eat.

Learn about the life cycles of some common mammals and birds

Discover how insects pollinate plants

Controlled vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure

Beautiful, labelled photographs throughout

Close photo/text match

Includes a backyard food web diagram Filled with facts about the natural world, this title is perfect for students studying habitats, animal and plant life cycles, and ecosystems.

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