Biomes
A Pathfinder for Grades 5-8
Print Resources
To locate more books or videos, use the suggested keywords and phrases to search the
library catalog. Or, browse the bookshelves by the call numbers listed below.
Book Title
The Kingfisher Young
People’s Book of Living
Worlds
What Is a Biome?
Biomes of the Future
U-X-L Encyclopedia of
Biomes
Biomes and Habitats
Author
By Clive Gifford
Call Number
577 GIF
By Bobbie Kalman
By Paul Stein
By Marlene Weigel
577 KAL
577.2 STE
REF 577.8 UXL
By Philip Whitfield
REF 577.8 WHI
Online Resources
The web sites listed below have been previewed and selected for this topic. If
additional information is needed, use the suggested Keywords and phrases listed below
to search the Internet.
http://www.knowitall.org/sclife/
Clemson University SCLife – The Cove Forest and The Salt Marsh
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/ecosystems.html
Windows to the Universe – map with 18 biomes and related ecosystems – several links
provided for further exploration
http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/index.html
World Wildlife Fund – information on conservation areas as well as careers
http://blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm
Blue Planet Biomes – a site created by two 6th-grade math & science teachers at West
Tisbury School in Massachusetts. There are numerous links pertaining to plants,
animals, and climate for world biomes.
http://www.mbgnet.net/
Missouri Botanical Garden
Careers in Biome Science
Biologist
Conservation
Conservation
Conservation
Conservation
Ecologist
Biologist
Hydrologist
Scientist
Specialist
Environmental Engineer
Geneticist
Geoscientist
Horticulturist
Microbiologist
Physical Scientist
Articles
To find great articles and videos related to this subject, visit the library’s INFOhio
database by:
1. clicking on “Electronic Resources”
2. clicking on “INFOhio”
3. clicking on a grade level
4. clicking on “Science Online”
5. clicking on “Earth Science”, “Environmental Science” or “Marine Science” located
in the left column. Or type in a desired search term in the “Basic Search” box.
Keywords and Phrases for Searching
Alpine Tundra
Amazon
Arctic Tundra
Borneo & Sumatra
Chaparral
Coastal East Africa
Congo Basin
Coral Triangle
Cove Forest
Deciduous Forest
Desert
Desert-Scrub
Dry Steppe
Grasslands
Grass Savanna
Mediterranean
Monsoon Forest
Montane Forest
Mountain & Highland
Ocean Biome
Rainforest
Salt Marsh
Savanna
Semidesert
Taiga
Temperate Broadleaf
Temperate Steppe
Tree Savanna
Tropical Rainforest
Tundra
Xeric Shrubland