Nature's Neighbors

Plants of the ocean community

Life in the ocean Diatoms are tiny plants that live in the ocean. They can be seen only with a microscope. Diatoms are green plants, and make their own food. Tiny, shrimplike copepods eat them….

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Places to Know

WHERE LAND AND WATER MEET

Some coastlines are beaches where sand and water meet. But some coastlines have no beaches. Instead, water crashes against the side of a mountain, or water slaps against the side of a glacier. Some…

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Frost and fire; giants and gods

A white cover of snow hid the ground. It lay on the roofs of the houses and sat in great gobs on the dark-green branches of the fir trees. Sven’s nose and cheeks tingled in the icy air. He blew a…

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