Synopses & Reviews
If you aren't fond of slugs and bugs, you might be pleased to discouver that salamanders will help control them in your garden. In contrast, nectar and pollen attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Other exctions include the helpful and harmful plant-eters, predators of the plant-eters, and the decomposers.
Synopsis
Children will learn how plants and animals interact in the garden and how to promote healthy soil, protect earthworms, and grow their own plants.
About the Author
Sally Kneidel, PhD, is the author of ten books on various nature and science topics, including coauthor of Veggie Revolution (Fulcrum). She has taught either biology or writing for more than 15 years in a variety of schools and colleges and has taught rain-forest biology on student trips to Costa Rica. Anna-Maria Crum is a graphic artist and designer and teaches classes in children's book illustration at the Colorado Institute of Art. She lives in Littleton, Colorado.