Desert Life

The desert is more than just a barren wasteland -- it's an ecological system booming with life. Have you ever wondered which animals call the Southwest's deserts home? Have you asked yourself how they can possibly survive? This fantastic guide to desert life, written by Karen Krebbs, holds the answers. With stunning photography, as well as fascinating and surprising information, you'll find Desert Life of the Southwest hard to put down! Book Features: Spotlight on more than 100 species of desert animals and plants Special emphasis on how to spot them and how they survive in the desert Animal species that include everything from small insects to large mammals Engaging information about the Chihuahuan, Great Basin, Mojave, and Sonoran deserts "Wow" facts, diet, predators, lifespan, and more

A collection of one hundred and one questions about life in the desert.

Description of plants, animals, and people of the desert.

Over 40 illustrations: Gila monster, kit fox, prairie dog, other animals; also plants: cactus, rice grass, saltbush, many more.

Read and discover all about desert life around the world. How do animals stay cool in the desert? Why are deserts getting bigger? Read and discover more about the world! This series of non-fiction readers provides interesting and educational content, with activities and project work.

Youngsters are introduced to the wonderful diversity of desert life when they apply 34 sticker illustrations of a mountain lion, Gila monster, rattlesnake, and other creatures to a laminated backdrop.

Forty-four illustrations introduce such animals as a Gila monster, kit fox, prairie dog, desert tortoise, and others plus a wide variety of plant life: cactus, sagebrush, saltbush, and many more. Free Teacher's Manual available. Grades: 3–5.

One day Liz accidentally slides down a sand dune. This is the story of the desert plants and animals that Liz learns about on her walk home. The sandy desert looks lifeless and lonely but it is actually home to many unique flora and fauna.