Ruth Owen

Welcome to the Tree Stump Ruth Owen

In this book, readers will explore a tree stump microhabitat and discover how the tiny animals, plants, and fungi that live here form an ecosystem and rely on each other for survival.

This title cleverly takes young readers on a mini safari around, beneath, and inside a tree stump making connections between the living things that call it home. Packed with curriculum science information See how tree stump minibeasts make their homes and what they eat Learn about the life cycles of snakes and lizards Discover how tardigrades and other microscopic animals live in moss Controlled vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure Beautiful, labeled photographs throughout Close photo/text match Includes a tree stump food web diagram

Filled with facts about the natural world, this title is perfect for students studying habitats, animal and plant life cycles, and ecosystems.