Life at a High Altitude

by Judith Levin

More than 140 million people--and thousands of plant and animal species--live at 8000 feet above sea level, where the air is thin and extreme variations in temperature make life difficult. This book is filled with useful information--from explaining how plants have adapted to high altitude, by growing only below the permanent snow line, to detailing how llamas, guanacos, alpaca, yak, and the Himalayan Snow Leopard learned how to acclimate to this...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823939871
• ISBN13: 9780823939879
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Rosen Central
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8