More than forty percent of our country was once open prairie, grassland that extended from Missouri to Montana. Taking a critical look at this little-understood

This book is the most up to date and thorough account of the natural history of the plants that comprise the most important food crop on Earth, the grasses and

The mixed grass and shrub vegetation known to scientists as desert grassland is common to the basins and valleys that skirt the mountain ranges throughout south

Talks about each habitat and shows what would happen if the food chain was broken.

This title will introduce readers to grassland ecosystems, the plants and animals that thrive there, its climate, its food web, any threats to it, and conservat