Coral Reefs (First Reports - Biomes series) (First Reports)

Features

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Cover Type: Paperback with 48 pages
• Published by: Compass Point Books
• Edition: 1st Edition January 1, 2001
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0756509467
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0756509460
• Book Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.8 x 0.2 inches
• Weighs: 4 ounces

From School Library Journal
Grade 2-4-These books provide a satisfactory but cursory overview of the assigned topics. Each one summarizes the physical features of the ecosystem, describes the plants and animals that live there, and mentions the human interactions that pose threats to the environment. Neither writing nor illustration is compelling enough to interest readers other than those writing reports. Rain Forest is unusual in its mention of temperate as well as tropical rain forests. However, that inclusion stretches coverage of every subtopic even thinner. Libraries with books such as Caleb Owens's Coral Reefs (Child's World, 1998) or Jonathan Grupper's Destination: Rainforest (National Geographic, 1997) and other basic titles can pass on these entries in crowded fields.
Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Product Description
Describes the physical features of a coral reef, its community of plants and animals, and environmental threats.