Donna M. Bateman

The first half of the book depicts flora and fauna of prairie habitats, accompanied by brief poems related to each. The second half contains facts about prairie flora and fauna and a brief introduction to Badlands National Park in South Dakota. This book would be particularly useful in teaching a young class about disappearing prairie habitats and efforts being made to conserve these delicate ecosystems due to habitat disturbance. The book defines a prairie as "an area of level or rolling grassland," and identifies three types of prairie, tallgrass prairie (most wet), shortgrass prairie (most dry), and mixed-grass prairie (mixture of both).… (mere)