Children’s Book Directions
You are choosing to create a children’s book for your in-class biome project. This choice requires drawing and
coloring! Below are your requirements for each biome in your book. There is a 2 page (front and back) maximum
for each biome.
1. Cover Page
 “Biomes of the Earth”
 Name
 Ms. Lay’s (insert class period)
 Define Biome at the bottom of the page
 Add illustrations
2. Tundra
 Drawing
 Temperature range
 Precipitation range
 Geographical location (what continents?)
 3 each Flora/Fauna
 How long are winters in the arctic?
 What is permafrost?
 Where is the Alpine Tundra?
 Draw a food chain that includes 10 organisms
(including the sun)
3. Taiga (Coniferous Forest)
 Drawing
 Temperature range
 Precipitation range
 Geographical location (what continents?)
 3 each Flora/Fauna
 Where is the taiga normally located?
 What is an evergreen?
 Why can trees grow in the taiga?
 Draw a food chain that includes 10 organisms
(including the sun)
4. Temperate Deciduous Forest
 Drawing
 Temperature range
 Precipitation range
 Geographical location (what continents?)
 3 each Flora/Fauna
 How many seasons occur each year?
 What is a deciduous tree?
 Where are these forests located in the USA?
 Draw a food chain that includes 10 organisms
(including the sun)
5. Temperate Rain Forest
 Drawing
 Temperature range
 Precipitation range
 Geographical location (what continents?)
 3 each Flora/Fauna
 What main ecological problem has logging
caused?
 What type of tree is dominant in this area?
 Draw a food chain that includes 10 organisms
(including the sun)
6. Tropical Rain Forest
 Drawing (including all four zones)
 Temperature range
 Precipitation range
 Geographical location (what continents?)
 3 each Flora/Fauna
 Why are tropical rain forests warm?
 Besides having many zones, why are the
tropical forests the most diverse biomes in the
world?
 What are the four zones? (describe them)
 How have humans negatively impacted the rain
forests?
 Draw a food chain that includes 10 organisms
(including the sun)
7. Desert
 Drawing
 Temperature range
 Precipitation range
 Geographical location (what continents?)
 3 each Flora/Fauna
 Why is this the driest biome on earth?
 Why are animals active at night?
 How have cities impacted deserts?
 Draw a food chain that includes 10 organisms
(including the sun)
8. Grassland/Savanna
 Drawing
 Temperature range
 Precipitation range
 Geographical location (what continents?)
 3 each Flora/Fauna
 What is the dry season?
 How does the dry season affect the flora?
 What are the four types of grasslands?
 Draw a food chain that includes 10 organisms
(including the sun)
9. Freshwater
 Drawing
 3 each Flora/Fauna
 What are the four important factors for aquatic
environments?
 What is a wetland and where are they found?
 How is the vegetation in a swamp different
from the vegetation in a marsh?
 Describe how organisms differ in a freshwater
system from the surface to the bottom.
 Draw a food chain that includes 10 organisms
(including the sun)
10. Salt Water
 Drawing (label the four zones)
 3 each Flora/Fauna
 How much of the water on earth is saltwater?
 What types of organisms are found in each
level?
o Intertidal zone
o Neritic zone
o Oceanic zone
o Benthic Zone
 How are coral reefs formed?
 Draw a food chain that includes 10 organisms
(including the sun)
11. Estuary
 Drawing
 Temperature range
 Precipitation range
 Geographical location (what continents?)
 3 each Flora/Fauna
 What is an estuary?
 Why are these areas so diverse?
 What makes the plant life different here?
 Where are estuaries found in the USA?
 Draw a food chain that includes 10 organisms
(including the sun)