Readers explore a backyard habitat and discover how garden animals and plants form an ecosystem and rely on each other for survival. This title cleverly takes young readers on a mini safari through a backyard making connections between the living things that call it home. For example: As aphids suck nectar from the stems of plants, a ladybird leaves its winter hiding place to start munching on aphids. As worms wriggle through the soil helping to bring nutrients and rainwater to the roots of the garden's trees, a robin hunts for worms to feed to its chicks. - Packed with curriculum science information - See how backyard animals make their homes and what they eat. - Learn about the life cycles of some common mammals and birds - Discover how insects pollinate plants - Controlled vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure - Beautiful, labelled photographs throughout - Close photo/text match - Includes a backyard food web diagram Filled with facts about the natural world, this title is perfect for students studying habitats, animal and plant life cycles, and ecosystems.