This high-interest science book introduces second grade students to different habitats, exploring how each environment is home to different plants and animals. Fact-filled text and beautiful photographs support students as they explore and compare the types and numbers of different organisms in the following habitats: a backyard, a forest, a tide pool, a desert, and even a rotting tree stump micro-habitat. This variety allows students to directly observe the diversity of life in different settings--a core requirement of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Students will observe and compare patterns in each habitat--for example, all living things need water, herbivores need plants as food, and carnivores need herbivores as food, building a foundation for understanding ecosystems and helping students discover how different organisms are adapted to survive in their specific surroundings. The book builds early scientific skills including: planning and carrying out simple hands-on, guided, fieldwork investigations in the local environment, making and recording observations, comparing results, and using evidence to answer questions. The fact-packed text supports informational text reading standards while meeting core science requirements and reinforcing scientific vocabulary. Ready-to-go downloadable resources and worksheets are available. Empower your students to become young scientists with a book specially crafted to target the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) performance expectation 2-LS4-1.