Ocean State Libraries

Welcome to the Nile River in Egypt! As you slosh through the river bank and puddle-jump the marshy areas, you can hear birds calling, frogs peeping and little scurrying sounds from the underbrush. The Nile River is full of life, from Egyptian vultures snatching ostrich eggs to golden jackals gnawing on a dead rabbit. Day and night in the Nile River delta, the hunt is on to find food - and to avoid becoming someone else's next meal. All the living...

Explains what food webs are, and follows a lion, a cheetah, a Nile crocodile, a spotted hyena, and an African wild dog as they weave food webs in the African savanna. Includes descriptions and photographs of various savanna plants and animals.

"Leaves and bacteria, insects and fish, bears and people, too--we're all part of one big circle of growing and eating and living"--Inside front flap.

Explores interconnected food chains found in the ocean.

Explains how energy is transferred from plants to animals via the food chain.

Introduces characteristics of animal ecosystems.