Deserts / Peter Benoit.

By:

Benoit, Peter, 1955-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: True bookPublication details: New York : Children's Press, 2011.Description: 48 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 22 cmISBN:

9780531205556 (lib. bdg.)
9780531281048 (pbk.)
9780329864538 (Follett bdg.)
053120555X
0531281043
032986453X

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

577.54 22

LOC classification:

QH541.5.D4 B465 2011

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Riverfield Country Day School Non-fiction	574 Desert (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Shelved in Non Fiction 574 Desert		T0086921

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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.