Chapter 1 GRASSLANDS Tall grasses bend in the wind Insects buzz in the warm air Birds soar through the clear blue sky There are few trees You can see for miles You are in a grassland This place is a grassland What are some things you might see in a grassland
Grasslands are found in many parts of the world In the United States and Canada grasslands are called prairies In other places they are called steppes or savannas Grasslands are found in places that don't get enough rain for many large trees to grow Instead grasses and other low plants grow there These plants need less water than big trees In Africa grasslands are called savannas Savannas have only a few trees
Important Environments Grasslands are some of Earth's most important environments An environment is the place where any creature lives The environment includes air soil weather and other plants and animals Pronghorn antelopes eat grasses and other plants
