deserts

Odd Thomas, a short order cook at the Pico Mundo Grill, keeps his ability to speak with ghosts a secret from all but his girlfriend, Stormy, and the local police chief who he occasionally helps solve or prevent crime, but his unusual talent leads him and his fellow citizens into big trouble when a strange man comes to town followed by a horde of borachs--ghostly harbingers of mayhem.

Photographs and text provide information about the people, creatures, and plants that live in both hot and cold deserts.

Text and photographs cover all the major deserts of the world with attention to the people, flora, and fauna of these regions.

With her talent for mending things, sixteen-year-old Tanaquil reconstructs a unicorn which, brought to life, lures her away from her desert fortress home and her sorceress mother to find a city by the sea and the way to a perfect world.

In rhyming text, the Cat in the Hat explores world's deserts, describing the adaptive qualities of the plants and animals that live in deserts, and explaining how sand dunes form, why people see mirages, and more.

Explores the ecology of deserts, featuring photographs, maps, and illustrations, along with information on the plants and animals that are native to desert biomes, and also discusses environmental changes that have impacted these habitats.

A dweller in the desert celebrates a triple rainbow, a chance encounter with a coyote, and other wonders of the wilderness.

Discusses the characteristics and formation of the world's deserts and how plants, animals, and people have learned to survive there.

Describes the characteristics, formation, plant and animal life, and preservation of deserts.