A look at a common food chain on a North American Prairie, introducing the bluestem grass that starts the chain, the badger that sits atop the chain, and various animals in between.

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The circle of life is made up of food chains—the relationships that explain who eats whom. Nature’s Bounty takes readers to six distinct biomes of the natural world and explores a food chain unique to each. Beautiful photography helps introduce readers to the arctic willow and other plants, jaguars and other elite predators, and an assortment of fascinating creatures in between.