"Life in a pond is exciting. Birds, bugs, and shrews skitter across the surface. Turtles and fish zip along under the water. Beavers, herons, and others make themselves at home by the pond's edge. Discover how these animals survive and thrive in freshwater pond biomes around the world."--Back cover
Contents
Biomes -- Life at the Bottom -- Life in the Middle -- Life at the Edges -- Life at the Surface -- Activity: Water Tension Experiment -- Glossary -- Index -- Text-dependent questions -- Extension activity -- About the author.
