Disappearing Prairies
- ISBN-10
- 1591987032
- ISBN-13
- 9781591987031
- Category
- Grasslands
- Pages
- 24
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-10
- Publisher
- Creative Teaching Press
- Author
- Jane Kelley
Description
For thousands of years, people have been changing the world's prairies. Now many prairies are in trouble. They are among the most threatened ecosystems on our planet. Will prairies survive? Book jacket.
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