deserts

A look at the desert over a twenty-four-hour period and the ways various species of animal and plant life use their environment to survive.

Describes the plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert of the American Southwest.

Explains the different types of deserts and how they are formed, as well as describing the first expedition to cross the desert of the Empty Quarter in Saudi Arabia.

Describes some of the main deserts around the world, how deserts are formed, and some of the plants and animals found in these dry areas.

Photographs and simple text describes the physical features, characteristics, and geographic locations of deserts.

Describes the physical characteristics of deserts around the world and the plants, animals, and people who live in such areas.

A South African boy makes a long journey through the desert to join his parents in a mining village, reaching them on Christmas Day and seeing his new baby sister.

Presents an introduction to deserts, in simple text with illustrations, and includes information on what they are, its animal life, its plant life, as well as a description of different world deserts, such as the Gobi, the Sahara, and the Mojave.

Identifies the notable deserts and steppes of the world and describes their environmental conditions, plants, wildlife, peoples, and ecological issues.

The reality of Vera's life with an absentee mother and a drowned sister becomes too much for her to handle, so she runs away to an old mining town in the middle of the California desert where she begins the process of healing and figuring out the real meaning of home.