This book helps you answer any questions you may have about national parks and conservation areas - why do we need them; who lives in them; and how to conservatoinists protect wildlife? Learn about your nearest national park, make a map showing the mini-habitats found in your area and do a survey on why people like to visit national parks.

 

This book features in the following series: Geography Detective Inve, The Geography Detective Investigates .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .

Camilla Lloyd is an experienced author and editor of children's non-fiction. Julia Adams is an author and editor of children's books. She has an MA in Children's Literature. Jen Green is a widely published children's nonfiction writer, specializing in natural science topics.

This book has the following chapters: What are national parks and conservation areas? Why do we need national parks and conservation areas? Are there different types of conservation areas? How are national parks and conservation areas set up? What kinds of landscapes can you see in parks and conservation areas? Who lives in national parks and conservation areas? What are the aims of national parks and conservation areas? How do living things survive in the natural world? How do conservationists protect rare wildlife? How do parks and conservation areas provide for visitors? What problems are there for park authorities? What is the future of national parks and conservation areas? Your project Glossary Further information Index