Resources By Subject

Ecosystems & Habitats

Fresh Waters by Linda Aspen-Baxter (This book explores the plants, animals, and environment of this important ecosystem)

Ecosystems (National Geographic)
Floodplain (National Geographic)
Game: Build a Flood Resilient City! (PBS Kids)
Habitat and Niches (Scholastic)
Identifying Bird in Your Backyard (Wilderness Inquiry)
Identifying Plants in Your Backyard (Wilderness Inquiry)
Mississippi River Wildlife (Mississippi National River and Recreation Area)
Nature Scavenger Hunts (Wilderness Inquiry)

Fishing ABC's Coloring Book by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (A downloadable coloring book about fish and fishing)
Fish & Aquatic Conservation Word Searches by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Digital word search book about fish and conservation)

Minn of the Mississippi River by Holling C. Holling (The adventures of a three-legged snapping turtle as she travels from the headwaters to the mouth of the Mississippi River illustrate the life cycle of the turtle and the geography, history, geology, and climate of the river)

Mississippi River Companion produced by Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (a PDF version of the Mississippi National River and Recreation park area - find out how close you live to this great park!)
Mississippi River Research Journal by Ellen Rodger (Follow along as a fictional researcher observes and makes journal entries about their field trip down the Mississippi River ecosystem)
The Mississippi: America's Mighty River by Robin Johnson (This book takes readers along the mighty Mississippi)

Map: Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (Mississippi National River and Recreation Area)
Mississippi River Facts (Mississippi National River and Recreation Area)
Watershed (National Geographic)

Attack of the Zebra Mussels by Michael Rajczak (Facts about the spread of zebra mussels and efforts to stop this spread introduce readers to conservation and other science topics)
Plankton Is Pushy by Jonathan Fensk (Plankton tries hard to get Mister Mussel to return a friendly greeting, but when Mussel finally opens his mouth the results are unfortunate for Plankton)

America's Mussels: Silent Sentinels (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
Selection, Deception, and Reproduction: Mimicry in Freshwater Mussels (PBS Learning)
Species Profile: Freshwater Mussels (Minnesota DNR)
Zebra Mussels (Minnesota DNR)

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Wild Rumpus (Independent bookseller. Delivery or free curbside pickup 1 PM - 3 PM daily)
The Irreverent Bookworm (Independent used bookseller)
Magers & Quinn (Independent bookseller)
Moon Palace Books (Independent bookseller)
Powell's Books (Independent bookseller)
Barnes & Noble