Phyllis V. Saroff

When Vivian is disrespectful to the trees and the land, Grandma relates the Paitue legend of the trickster god Sinawav the coyote who turned the bad Old Ones into stone columns.

Describes the climate, soil, plants, and animals of North American deserts and the ways in which the plants and animals depend on each other and their environment to survive.

Takes readers on a walk through a forest of trees that lose their leaves in the fall, showing examples of how the animals and plants depend on each other and their environment to survive.

Describes the climate, soil, seasons, plants, and animals of the North American prairie and the ways in which the plants and animals depend on each other and their environment to survive.

Whooping cranes once lived all over North America. But by the 1940s, only one tiny flock was left. These beautiful birds were in danger of dying out. Scientists decided to start a second flock of whooping cranes, but they had a serious problem to overcome. Whooping cranes need to migrate. They live up north in summer, then fly south to spend winter in warmer locations. Usually young cranes follow older cranes when they migrate. How would the scientists...

Takes readers on a journey into a lake, showing examples of how the animals and plants are connected and dependent on each other and on the lake's freshwater environment.

Takes readers on a journey into a river, showing examples of how the animals and plants are connected and dependent on each other and the river's freshwater environment.

Takes readers on a walk at a sheltered bay, showing examples of how the animals and plants of estuaries are connected and dependent on each other and the estuary's mix of fresh and salt water.