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Biomes
Fresh Waters
The freshwater biome is made up of the world's rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds. Lake Superior, one of the five Great Lakes of North America, is the world's largest freshwater lake. Learn more in Fresh Waters.
32 pages, Library Binding
First published October 1, 2006
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February 26, 2016
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By: Leila Aarden
Fresh Waters By Linda Aspen-Baxter is a book on freshwater ecosystems. It covers many things such as Life found in fresh waters, including plants and animals, fresh water climates, and types of fresh waters. It also discusses fresh waters that are in danger. An Ecosystem is the interaction between living things and their environment. The freshwater ecosystems include rivers, streams, ponds, and lakes. One of the most interesting thing I learned was that freshwater ecosystems change with the seasons. for example streams may dry up in summer and ponds may freeze during the winter. The temperature in the different layers of the lakes change for example in summer it is warmer at the top and cooler deeper in the lake.
The little experiments and quizzes in the back of the book are also fun to read and try out. Such as the ‘‘Walking On Water’’ experiment. It basically teaches you about insects who can walk on water. The fun part about the experiment is that all the materials are in your house because you need it everyday. Fresh waters is a nonfiction book because it is about an ecosystem that really does exist. Freshwater sources or ecosystems are essential for living things. This book has many photographs but, my favorite one is a picture of the larvae of a diving beetle. It is very clear and shows the larvae hunting for food in the water.
The most exciting part in the book is experiment because you have all the materials at home and it is fun and easy to do. However the most disappointing part in the book is the mapping of the rivers and lakes which I found to be too complicated. I would recommend this book to sixth, seventh, and eighth graders because it’s about a very interesting and important topic.
By: Leila Aarden
Fresh Waters By Linda Aspen-Baxter is a book on freshwater ecosystems. It covers many things such as Life found in fresh waters, including plants and animals, fresh water climates, and types of fresh waters. It also discusses fresh waters that are in danger. An Ecosystem is the interaction between living things and their environment. The freshwater ecosystems include rivers, streams, ponds, and lakes. One of the most interesting thing I learned was that freshwater ecosystems change with the seasons. for example streams may dry up in summer and ponds may freeze during the winter. The temperature in the different layers of the lakes change for example in summer it is warmer at the top and cooler deeper in the lake.
The little experiments and quizzes in the back of the book are also fun to read and try out. Such as the ‘‘Walking On Water’’ experiment. It basically teaches you about insects who can walk on water. The fun part about the experiment is that all the materials are in your house because you need it everyday. Fresh waters is a nonfiction book because it is about an ecosystem that really does exist. Freshwater sources or ecosystems are essential for living things. This book has many photographs but, my favorite one is a picture of the larvae of a diving beetle. It is very clear and shows the larvae hunting for food in the water.
The most exciting part in the book is experiment because you have all the materials at home and it is fun and easy to do. However the most disappointing part in the book is the mapping of the rivers and lakes which I found to be too complicated. I would recommend this book to sixth, seventh, and eighth graders because it’s about a very interesting and important topic.
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