The Everglades

The Everglades
ISBN-10
1571030174
ISBN-13
9781571030177
Series
The Everglades
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
24
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
Rourke Publishing Group
Author
Jason Cooper

Description

This is an introduction to the Everglades, a huge, wet wilderness in south Florida. This great wetland is a home for more than 900 species of plants and 600 species of animals - without counting insects.

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