Karen Patkau takes readers on an amazing voyage of discovery to find out

   • How wild and rugged prairies become grasslands 
   • Why prairie inhabitants depend on each other and their surroundings 
   • What wildlife and plants thrive in large open spaces 
   • How seasons and weather conditions affect life on the prairies 
   • How fire restores the land 
   • What life is like on the Great Plains 
   • How a food chain forms 
   • How some prairie plants protect the land 
   • Why we need prairies