Karen Patkau takes readers on an amazing voyage of discovery to find out . How wild and rugged prairies become grasslands . Why prairie inhabitants depend on each other and their surroundings . What wildlife and plants thrive in large open spaces . How seasons and weather conditions affect life on the prairies . How fire restores the land . What life is like on the Great Plains . How a food chain forms . How some prairie plants protect the land . Why we need prairies
Karen Patkau takes readers on an amazing voyage of discovery to find out . How wild and rugged prairies become grasslands . Why prairie inhabitants depend on each other and their surroundings . What wildlife and plants thrive in large open spaces . How seasons and weather conditions affect life on the prairies . How fire restores the land . What life is like on the Great Plains . How a food chain forms . How some prairie plants protect the land . Why we need prairies