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Steve Parker

Deserts and Dry Lands

Hardcover (Belitha Press Ltd June 21, 1996)
DESERTS ARE SOME OF THE MOST UNFRIENDLY PLACES ON OUR PLANET. FROM THE HEAT OF DEATH VALLEY TO THE FROZEN WASTES OF ANTARCTICA, THEY ARE THE HARSHEST PLACE FOR LIFE ON EARTH TO SURVIVE. COME ON AN AMAZING VOYAGE AROUND THE EARTH TO DISCOVER THE EXTRAORDINARY WAYS IN WHICH PLANTS AND ANIMALS HAVE EVOLVED TO COPE WITH THESE EXTREME CONDITIONS. FIND OUT: HOW WINDS AND MOUNTAINS MAKE DESERTS; WHY OASES ARE ONLY FOUND IN CERTAIN PLACES IN DESERTS; WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE DESERT BLOOMS; WHY THE WORLD'S DESERTS ARE SPREADING; HOW ANIMALS CHANGE THE WAY THEY LIVE IN EXTREME HEAT; AND ENJOY LOTS OF INTERESTING THINGS TO DO AND EXPERIMENTS TO TRY AS WELL. ONLY A TINY AMOUNT OF THE EARTH'S FRESH WATER IS AVAILABLE FOR USE BY LIFEFORMS-THE REST IS FROZEN AT THE POLES. MANY DRY LANDS ARE TURNING TO DESERT, OR ARE AT RISK FROM CHANGES IN THE WEATHER, FROM OVER FARMING, FROM POLLUTION OF MANY DIFFERENT KINDS, AND FROM ANIMALS AND PLANTS THAT ARE MOVED FROM THEIR HOME AREAS TO OTHERS WHERE THEY CAUSE DAMAGE. YOU CAN HELP TO SAVE OUR PLANET BY FINDING OUT WHY THINGS ARE GOING WRONG AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PRESERVE WHAT IS LEFT.
Series
Changing World
ISBN
1850283826 / 9781850283829
Pages
72
Weight
17.6 oz.
Dimensions
9.8 x 9.0 in.

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