Books with title Cactus Desert

It’s a sun-scorched world where clouds rarely come and nothing seems to move. That is, until children ages 6 - 9 up look a little closer to find tortoises, toads, and lizards, not to mention the scary rattlesnake and scorpion. Here, plants send their roots deep into the earth to find water, beetles stand on their head and shoot a stinky spray to fight off enemies, and roadrunners whiz by sleepy turtles and nervous desert mice on their way to ... where? Kids need only light clothes and a few simple pieces of equipment to explore the enchantments of cactus country.

What goes on in the watery world of a pond, in the branches and leaves of a tree, or in the dark depths of a cave? With the help of color photographs and illustrations, Microhabitats takes the reader into these busy but often unseen worlds, where a variety of plants and animals interact in a complex web of life. Readers will also learn about the threats to the future of these miniature environments. Life in a Tide Pool explores: at the shoreline, tide pool plants, there to stay, just visiting, and tide pools under threat.