Books with title DESERT

Investigating the planet’s biomes and examining the modern threats to each ecosystem, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions influence the planet's health. With compare-and-contrast facts and vocabulary-building sidebars, each engaging guide reveals how environmental threats—both human and natural—affect plants and animals. Examining this growing biome, this guide shows that the desert is more than just a giant sandbox. Discussing desertification and how environmental change—such as ranching, overdevelopment, and cactus collection—in this area can threaten life outside the desert, this resource instructs students on the need to treat the desert with care.

What is an oasis? How do people and animals find water in deserts? Why are some deserts getting bigger? Read this book to find out all about deserts! Each book in the My World of Geography series explores one of Earth's physical features. Find out what each one is like, where it is found, and how it can look in different parts of the world. Discover how the physical feature can affect the way people live.

What's the difference between a lizard and a salamander? Can you guess why poison dart frogs are so colorful? What's so funny about a clown fish? And what in the world is an anemone? REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS and OCEAN LIFE are the newest titles in the Blue Zoo Guides series. Close-up photos, charming illustrations, and a clever ruler for measuring the animals will make these big books a sure-fire hit with young animal lovers.

Many people have preconceptions about biomes, especially deserts. They picture only hot, barren wastelands where nothing lives. This valuable volume teaches young Earth explorers some surprising facts about desert habitats. For example, some deserts dont have sand, and some are quite cold. Theyll also learn how some resilient plants and animals survive in these arid environments. Beautiful images accompany the accessible low-ATOS text.