Books with title Life in the Desert

Key features: - Photo captions give facts about the flora and fauna of the environment- Clear, age-appropriate language explains well-researched data- Sidebars give focused explanations and descriptions- Latest information on how environmental changes have impacted these habitats- Meets curriculum standards for the study of biomes- Observer tips provide young naturalists methods in the field

Having narrowly escaped an evil shaman and supernatural black jaguar deep within the Amazon jungle in Book 3, the fourth book in The Adventures of Archibald and Jockabeb series finds the two brothers on school field trip to California. After the boys are accidently stranded in the middle of the night in a remote part of the Sonoran Desert, they meet a mysterious old man named George Washington Natonto. Accepting the old man’s offer to spend the rest of the night at his underground home at Lizard Flats launches one of the boys’ strangest and most harrowing adventures to date.As a gray-haired Gypsy woman’s tarot card reading, an ancient legend of how a young Indian girl battled a renegade warrior, and several creatures from Jockabeb’s recurring nightmares all begin to converge, the trapped brothers decide it’s high time to escape Lizard flats and start their perilous journey back to civilization. What they next encounter in a subterranean grotto, and later out in the scorching desert, provide a true test of their survival skills and the power of the last bit of Haktu’s blue feather. In addition to learning interesting facts about tarot cards, the history of Southern California, and what lives in the Sonoran Desert, the reader will once again witness the classic battle between good and evil play out as Archibald and Jockabeb continue to mature as young teenagers.

Catchy desert twists on traditional children's songs and poems will have children chiming in about cactuses, camels, and more as they learn about the desert habitat and its flora and fauna. Tarkawara hops on the desert sand instead of a kookaburra sitting in an old gum tree. And teapots aren t the only things that are short and stout just look at the javelina s hooves and snout. Travel the world s deserts to dig with meerkats, fly with bats, and hiss with Gila monsters! Whether sung or read aloud, Deep in the Desert makes learning about deserts anything but dry. 4-6 pg For Creative Minds educational section in the back 40-60 pg cross-curricular Teaching Activities and 3 Interactive Quizzes available free on the book s homepage eBooks with Auto-Flip, Auto-Read and selectable English and Spanish text and audio

The second thrilling adventure in a gritty, realistic series dealing with warfare, combat, heroism, and male bonding Another day, another mission. Now a full-fledged member of the covert military squad Delta Unit, Mitch is thrust straight back into the battle zone—and there’s more at stake then ever before. The mission is to smuggle an undercover peace negotiator through war-torn Afghanistan to the secret hideout of a powerful Taliban leader. The six men set out on the mission, but how many will come back?