Deserts /
Benoit, Peter, 1955-
Deserts / Peter Benoit. - New York : Children's Press, 2011. - 48 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 22 cm. - True book . - True book. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-45) and index.
Exploring the desert : what are deserts, and where are they found? -- With sand and wind : how does nature make a desert in the first place? -- The desert weather report : what is the forecast for today? -- Man-made deserts : how have people and cities changed the deserts of the world? -- Home, sweet desert home : how can people possibly live in some of the world's deserts? -- Wildlife under the sun : what kinds of plants and animals survive in deserts? -- True statistics.
Explains what deserts are like, where they are found, and how they form, looks at how people are able to live in the desert, discusses the types of plants and animals that survive in the desert, and includes information on how people and cities have changed the world's deserts.
4.2 Follett Library Resources 3-6 Follett Library Resources
9780531205556 (lib. bdg.) 9780531281048 (pbk.) 9780329864538 (Follett bdg.) 053120555X 0531281043 032986453X
2010045962
Desert ecology--Juvenile literature.
Deserts--Juvenile literature.
Desert ecology.
Deserts.
Desert ecology.
Deserts.
QH541.5.D4 / B465 2011
577.54
Deserts / Peter Benoit. - New York : Children's Press, 2011. - 48 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 22 cm. - True book . - True book. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-45) and index.
Exploring the desert : what are deserts, and where are they found? -- With sand and wind : how does nature make a desert in the first place? -- The desert weather report : what is the forecast for today? -- Man-made deserts : how have people and cities changed the deserts of the world? -- Home, sweet desert home : how can people possibly live in some of the world's deserts? -- Wildlife under the sun : what kinds of plants and animals survive in deserts? -- True statistics.
Explains what deserts are like, where they are found, and how they form, looks at how people are able to live in the desert, discusses the types of plants and animals that survive in the desert, and includes information on how people and cities have changed the world's deserts.
4.2 Follett Library Resources 3-6 Follett Library Resources
9780531205556 (lib. bdg.) 9780531281048 (pbk.) 9780329864538 (Follett bdg.) 053120555X 0531281043 032986453X
2010045962
Desert ecology--Juvenile literature.
Deserts--Juvenile literature.
Desert ecology.
Deserts.
Desert ecology.
Deserts.
QH541.5.D4 / B465 2011
577.54