Life Without Animals

It might be difficult to imagine what would happen on
Earth if prairie dogs, mountain lions, or sea urchins disappeared. With content
centering on keystone species, food webs, and ecosystems, these books
investigate that very notion through content directly relating to the science
curriculum. Each book considers a different animal's impact on its environment
and how all the parts of an ecosystem work together. Assisted by colorful
close-up photographs of the animals and their home, the main content engages
young, curious readers with the world around them in a new way.

• Introduces
ideas of conservation

• Correlates with the Next Generation Science Standards
for 2nd grade, which includes understanding "interdependent relationships in
ecosystems"

• Encourages critical thinking through the answers to the title's
question