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Page 1 Mountains First Reports by Susan H. Gray Content Adviser: Terrence E. Young Jr., M. Ed., M.L.S., Jefferson Parish (La.) Public Schools Reading Adviser: Dr. Linda D. Labbo, Department of Reading Education, College of Education, The University of Georgia

Page 2 Compass Point Books 3722 West 50th Street, #115 Minneapolis, MN 55410 Visit Compass Point Books on the Internet at www.compasspointbooks.com or e-mail your request to custserv@compasspointbooks.com Photographs : VCG/FPG International, cover; Index Stock Imagery, 4, 5; Internationa Stock/David E. Ward, 6; Photo Network/Chad Ehlers, 89; Tom Pantages, 10; NOAA/Tom Stack and Associates, 1213; Brian Parker/Tom Stack and Associates, 14 top; International Stock/Warren Faidley, 14 bottom; VCG/FPG International, 15; Photo Network/Phyllis Picardi, 16; International Stock/Wayne Aidridge, 17; Visuals Unlimited/J. Creager, 18; Visuals Unlimited/Henry W. Robinson, 19; Craig Lovell, 20; Galen Rowell/Corbis, 21; James P. Rowan, 22; J. Lotter/Tom Stack and Associates, 23; Robert McCaw, 24; James P. Rowan, 25; Root Resources/Kenneth W. Fink, 2627; Root Resources/Stan Osolinski, 28; Index Stock Imagery, 29; Robert McCaw. 30; Planet Earth Pictures/FPG International, 31; Photo Network/W. Tom Lewis, 32; Craig Lovell, 33; Unicorn Stock Photos/Tommy Dodson, 34; Gary Randall, FPG International, 35; Photo Network/Bill Terry, 36; Robert McCaw, 37; Root Resources/Alan G. Nelson, 38; Galen Rowell/Corbis, 39; Steve Warble/Mountain Magic, 40; Root Resources, 41; Richard Price/FPG International, 4243. Editors: E. Russell Primm and Emily J. Dolbear Photo Researcher: Svetlana Zhurkina Photo Selector: Dawn Friedman Design: Bradfordesign, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gray, Susan Heinrichs. Mountains / by Susan H. Gray. p. cm. (First reports) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Describes the characteristics of mountainous areas and the plants and animals that inhabit them. ISBN 0-7565-0021-4 (hardcover: lib. bdg.) 1. Mountain ecologyJuvenile literature. 2. MountainsJuvenile literature. [1. Mountain ecology. 2. Ecology. 3. Mountains.] I. Title. II. Series. QH541.5.M65 G73 2000 577.5'3dc21 00-008531 2001 by Compass Point Books All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. The publisher takes no responsibility for the use of any of the materials or methods described in this book, nor for the products thereof. Printed in the United States of America.

Page 3 Table of Contents What Is a Mountain? 4 Earth Has Layers 8 How Do Mountains Form? 12 Mountains Change Over Time 18 Mountain Plants 22 Mountain Animals 30 Go Climb a Mountain! 41 Glossary 44 Did You Know? 45 At a Glance 46 Want to Know More? 47 Index 48

Page 4 What Is a Mountain? The Matterhorn, in Switzerland When you look out of your bedroom window, what do you see? Maybe you see trees, or a grassy backyard, or other houses. Or maybe you see cars whizzing up

Page 5 Glacier National Park

Page 6 The forest floor of the Great Smoky Mountains, in Tennessee

Page 7 and down the street. Try looking as far as your eyes can see. Do you see a mountain? Mountains rise high above the surrounding land. They are the highest points on Earth. The tallest mountain in the world is Mount Everest on the borders of Tibet and Nepal, north of India. Mount Everest rises 29,028 feet (8,848 meters) above the surrounding land. Many people enjoy climbing mountains, but we can learn a lot about them from ground level too.

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