A photo essay about the range of plants and animals found in fresh water throughout the year, examining the living conditions and survival mechanisms of creatures dwelling at the edge of the water, on its surface, or under the mud.

Brief text explores how soil is formed, its layers, and its importance as a natural resource that living things need to survive.

An introduction to rain forests, examining their different layers, plants and animals, and human residents, looking at some of the products that originate in the rain forests, and discussing the need to preserve the tropical environments.

Describes plant and animal life, how islands are sometimes formed and how the native island people live.

Simple text and pictures describe the life on a seashore.

Describes the forest life cycle and the destructive and renewing aspects of forest fire.

Illustrations and text describe some of the many things that can be found on a walk along a beach, including coconuts, shark teeth, jellyfish, crabs and different kinds of shells.

Describes the physical characteristics and plant and animal life of a pond.

Provides an overview of coral reefs as ecosystems, describing different types of corals and how they reproduce and discussing the variety of fishes and other animals that depend on coral reefs to sustain them.

"...focuses particularly on how people have damaged the environment and how best to improve it."