What Eats What in a Forest Food Chain

by Lisa J. Amstutz, Zack McLaughlin (Illustrator)

Overview

A temperate deciduous forest teems with life. From a tall oak tree to a turkey vulture, the living things in this books are linked together in a food chain. Each one of them needs the others in order to live. Find out what eats what in a forest!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781404876927
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2012
Series:	Capstone Food Chains Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	540L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

Lisa Amstutz is the author of more than 150 children’s books on topics ranging from applesauce to zebra mussels. An ecologist by training, she enjoys sharing her love of nature with kids. Lisa lives on a small farm with her family.

Editorial Reviews

In the book’s clearly written text each animal is identified as a producer, consumer, scavenger, and omnivore. Rich greens and browns of the forest characterize Zack McLaughlin’s illustrations, and his detailed acrylic paintings provide crucial context for the habitat for such animals as snake, bird, coyote, vulture, and their prey.

School Library Journal Curriculum

I really enjoyed the artwork and it clearly reflected the text. . . .Throughout the book, there are highlighted notes in boxes that give valuable information about the current subject. I also like that the animals in the artwork are labeled according to their spot in the food chain. The food web in the back of the book is a nice review of the entire book and really could be useful in a classroom setting as well as student projects and reference work. The simple story would also work well as a classroom readaloud.

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