Most kids don’t know what wetlands are, but all this will change
after they read this issue. Even better, they’ll develop a sense
of how pivotal wetlands are in regulating Earth’s climate, and
how crucial they are to the survival of many endangered species.
They’ll be amazed to learn about the many places where wetlands
are found, which include the Arctic tundra and Florida’s steamy
Everglades. Wetlands also come in a vast array of types,
including bogs, estuaries, and prairie potholes. Scaled-down
details on the complicated formation of wetlands, for kids, are
also a prime point; they’ll follow the life cycle of a salt
marsh and the delicate food chain that depends on it. Animals
are not the only creatures that rely on wetlands, however; the
Nuer of central Sudan and the cowboys of France’s Camargue
region would be lost without the wetlands that support their
ways of living. Often called the “River of Grass”, the 100-mile
long Everglades also receive much attention here. Typical of
many wetlands, this area c