Alien Invaders: Species That Threaten Our World

By Jane Drake and Ann Love

Book Overview

From killer toads, feral felines, and brown tree snakes to multiple invaders in the Great Lakes and Lake Victoria, Alien Invaders explores the impact on our ecosystems of the wave after wave of invaders and why they have become a worldwide concern. Environmentalists Jane Drake and Ann Love take us on a journey from the days of sailing ships and shipboard rats to the fungus that sparked the Irish potato famine to the beautiful but deadly purple loosestrife strangling native wetlands, while presenting the concepts of biodiversity and endangered species. Learn where the invaders originate, how they travel, what they displace, why the invaded natural system is vulnerable, and what can be done. Discover if you are an invader or a saver and how you can help.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770495126
• ISBN13: 9781770495128
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Tundra Books (NY
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Satisfied Teacher

I purchased this book because I was teaching a research unit and all my students need to research invasive species. This book has colorful, detailed, yet simple, information about a variety of invasive species. My students and I have found it very useful.

How invaders impact ecosystems and change or destroy biodiversity

Jane Drake and Ann Love's ALIEN INVADERS: SPECIES THAT THREATEN OUR WORLD discusses invasive species, from killer toads to brown tree snakes, using the Great Lakes and Lake Victoria regions as examples of how invaders impact ecosystems and change or destroy biodiversity. Over fifty pages pair eye-catching color drawings with examples of species invasion, covering common scenarios and how they happened, making for a top pick for elementary-level students.