These five books are all by Jean Craighead George.  She weaves storytelling with expert nature writing to bring each of these habitats to life.  In each of the books a boy or girl has gone out to learn something new about the environment around them.  You’ll be able to learn along with them, but you’ll also find out important information about how the plants and animals are connected and influenced by the wind and the weather.  Not everything works out happily in nature.  You’ll get a real sense of the challenges found in each habitat.  You learn about predators and how humans are impacting the special ecology of each distinct habitat. Perhaps you’ll become so interested in one of theses places or one of the plants or animals that you’ll do even more research and choose to take some actions to help preserve these important places in our world.