Wetlands: All About Bogs, Bayous, Swamps, Sloughs & A Salt Marsh or Two (Close Up

by Vicki León

Discusses the various types of wetlands found around the world, their ecological importance, their endangered status, and their future

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

A prolific author of non-fiction, author of numerous books for young and old, Vicki León delights in unearthing unusual facts, fresh anecdotes, and uncommon statistics to create her books on the natural world and the flip side of history. Her book have won rave reviews from a long list of media that includes People magazine. Publishers Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, Voice of America, and numerous NPR stations.

Her bestselling titles for 10 and up include A Raft of Sea Otters, The Secrets of Tidepools, and three titles in the Outrageous Women series.

Her popular titles for older readers include Uppity Women of Ancient Times, Uppity Women of the Renaissance, and the other Uppity titles and the travel title Scenic Highway One.

Reviews

[Kelsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Age: 3rd-4th grade

Excellent for school projects/papers. Divided into sections by actual examples of different wetlands including: Saltwater Estuary in Coastal CA, New England Bog, Delta Marsh in Southern France, Tundra in the Yukon Territory, Mangrove Swamp on a FL Island, Prairie Pothole Marsh in North Dakota, Bayou in Atchafalya Basin LA, Freshwater Papyrus Swamp in Africa, Florida Everglades river marsh.

Perfect for papers that need specific examples of where a wetland exists. Writing style close to fiction in that it describes the images seen in each wetland.