Provides vital statistics, facts, descriptions, and photographs of dangerous animals that live in desert habitats, including scorpions, gila monsters, meerkats, ghost bats, desert horned vipers, and others.
Photographs and text describe how desert animals survive in the harsh, dry climate; and features camels, roadrunners, jerboas, thorny devils, and more.
A child sees a saguaro cactus by day but there are no animals until after he leaves, when various creatures come out to play and prey. Also includes "field notes" which provide more facts about desert animals.
As J?honaa'??, the sun, slowly rises, its gentle light and warmth wake the inhabitants of the desert, including a burrow of rabbits, a sleepy coyote, and, perhaps, a family living in a hogan. Presented in Navajo and English.
A packrat, carrying fruit from the giant saguaro, is chased by various desert animals and inadvertently helps spread the cactus's seed. Includes information on saguaros.
Photographs and simple text introduce early readers to animals that live in desert climates, featuring information on snakes, hares, coyotes, insects, birds, and more.
