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