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Welcome to the backyard / by Ruth Owen.

by Owen, Ruth, 1967-

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Ruby Tuesday Books, c2016.

Garden ecology -- Juvenile literature.

Backyard gardens -- Juvenile literature.

Owen, Ruth, 1967- Nature's neighborhoods.

9781910549629 (hbk.)

1910549622 (hbk.)

9781788562157 (pbk.)

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32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm.

"All about ecosystems."

Includes index.

Welcome to the Backyard -- Spring Is Here! -- Lots of Plants to Eat -- It's Time to Build Nests -- Busy Bees -- Butterflies and Caterpillars -- A Rainy Day -- Welcome to a Worm's World -- Worms for Dinner! -- Babies in the Toolshed -- It's Time for Seeds and Fruit -- Autumn Days -- Winter Comes around -- A Backyard Food Web.

How do worms help the sunflowers in the backyard obtain water? Who will become dinner for the family of robins that lives in the old apple tree? Which backyard residents will visit the sunflowers and help them produce seeds? And what tiny creatures will feed on the apple tree's leaves once they fall to the ground in autumn? Readers will discover how living things depend on each other and their environment for survival. Like piecing together a jigsaw puzzle, readers will discover connections and interactions between the plants, animals, and other living things that make each natural neighborhood their home.

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