What Can Live in the Mountains?


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How do animals like bighorn sheep, yaks, and snow leopards survive in the mountains? Discover their adaptations and see!




Who Lives In-- the Mountains?


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A tiny bird in each photograph leads the reader through the mountain forests and streams to view the mountain goats, pikas, bluebirds, and other animals that live in the high country.




About Habitats: Mountains


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A beginner's guide to mountains that is an informative and beautiful resource for young students. This volume from the acclaimed About Habitats series uses simple, easy-to-understand language to teach children what mountains are and what kinds of animals and plants live there. Noted wildlife illustrator John Sill provides stunning and realistic illustrations to depict the diversity of mountain landscapes―from the snow-covered peaks of the Himalaya Mountains to the forested slopes of the Appalachians. A glossary and afterword provide more details for further learning. Perfect for early childhood and elementary units on geography, nature, and environment.




Keystone Species That Live in the Mountains


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This book explores various keystone species, including snow leopards, gray wolves, red-naped sapsuckers, whitebark pines, and mountain tapirs, and the important roles that they play in keeping mountain ecosystems alive and healthy.







The Living Mountain


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In this masterpiece of nature writing, Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. There she encounters a world that can be breathtakingly beautiful at times and shockingly harsh at others. Her intense, poetic prose explores and records the rocks, rivers, creatures and hidden aspects of this remarkable landscape. Shepherd spent a lifetime in search of the 'essential nature' of the Cairngorms; her quest led her to write this classic meditation on the magnificence of mountains, and on our imaginative relationship with the wild world around us. Composed during the Second World War, the manuscript of The Living Mountain lay untouched for more than thirty years before it was finally published.




Red Pandas


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In the mountains of Asia lives the adorable red panda! In this title for young readers, leveled text and vibrant photos introduce how this animal survives its environment. Diet and range features provide basic details about the lives of these animals. A physical adaptations feature offers a visual aid to show how these animals are made to thrive in their mountain homes!




Living on a Mountain


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Explains how mountains form and describes the rich ecosystems that survive on them, including how mountain plants, animals, and people interact.




Animal Babies on Mountains


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Picture and word clues reveal various animal babies that can be found on mountains.




Bighorn Sheep


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Introduces bighorn sheep to beginning readers, including information about their young, eating habits, and behavior.