"This fascinating book, illustrated with colorful photographs, makes the topic of symbiosis easy and fun. It looks at the positive, negative, and neutral effects that result when different kinds of animals interact with each other. Symbiotic relationships highlighted include birds and fish that clean parasites off other animals, bacteria that help keep animals and people healthy, mosquitoes that pass diseases such as malaria, predators that hunt prey, and scavengers that help clean the earth. Other examples of symbiotic relationships include several kinds of animals. Students are asked to illustrate symbiosis in human relationships that are similar to those found in nature."--

Includes index.

What is symbiosis? -- Animals that clean -- Coral reef cleaners -- Mutual survival -- Help without harm -- Helpful insects -- Harmful insects -- Parasitism among birds -- What is a predation? -- Nature's cleaners -- Helpful bacteria -- Mongoose symbiosis -- Mongooses, birds, lizards -- Symbiosis and you.