Who Needs A Prairie?

Karen Patkau takes readers on an amazing voyage of discovery to find out   • How wild and rugged prairies become grasslands    • Why prairie inhabitants depend on each other and their surroundings    • What wildlife and plants thrive in large open spaces    • How seasons and weather conditions affect life on the prairies    • How fire restores the land    • What life is like on the Great Plains    • How a food chain forms    • How some prairie plants protect the land    • Why we need prairies