The Seasonal Forest
By Ilana
The seasonal forest is made up of two main types of trees.
There are coniferous trees that retain their leaves all year round.
There are also deciduous trees that loose their leaves in fall and grow back in spring.
In the winter, the seasonal forest is relatively barren .
In the spring time, the forest reawakens.
The coniferous trees begin to grow their leaves again and all of the animals come out of hiding to find food and mates.
The leaves of the deciduous trees grow big and broad by using abundant water and sunlight.
There are a wide variety of animals that live in the seasonal forests around the world and become most active in the spring.
Some animals that live in the seasonal forests of North America are owls, squirrels, moose, deer, foxes and rabbits.
Their home is the seasonal forest.
In the summer, the trees and animals thrive.
Food, water and sunlight is abundant.
The seasonal forest provides food to its' herbivore inhabitatants by giving them broad leaves and flower nectar to eat.
The carnivores in the forest can then eat these herbivores.
In the fall, the leaves of the deciduous trees begin to change color and fall off the trees.
This marks the change of season.
The trees and animals must begin preparing for winter.
During this time, male red deer spar for mates using their big antlers.
The forest transforms into a pretty array of yellows, oranges and reds that can be seen from space.
Soon, it is winter again and the cycle repeats.
The End