What are Wetlands?
- ISBN-10
- 0865059934
- ISBN-13
- 9780865059931
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Company
- Author
- Bobbie Kalman
Description
Investigates some types of wetlands, including swamps, salt marshes, bogs, and flood plains; the many plants and animals that live in wetlands; and the threats to these ecosystems.
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