Karen Patkau
Who Needs a Desert? : A Desert Ecosystem
Hardcover
(Tundra Books March 15, 2014)
Karen Patkau takes readers on an amazing voyage of discovery to find out - How deserts are formed - Where deserts are found - How plants and animals adapt to the severe environment - What wildlife thrives there - Which plants bloom under the blazing sun - How desert plants and animals get energy and food - What happens in the rainy seasons - Why desert land becomes barren - Why we need deserts