“Throughout the world, habitats face many threats…However, the most harmful threats are caused by human activity, such as clearing forests and polluting beaches with waste.” (page 5)

In 30 pages author- Natalie Smith- describes fresh water, marine, forest, grasslands, tundra, and desert habitats. The text is strategically placed over full page photos of each habitat. With each turn of the page Smith includes either an “Eye-Opener” or a “Question Time?” thought provoking paragraph, usually dealing with how people are endangering habitats.

The importance of protecting habitats clearly comes through without sounding preachy!

There is one mix-up on the map’s key on page 16. The two colors representing tropical rainforests and temperate forests are reversed.