desert animals

Describes deserts, the different kinds of animals that can be found in them, and their ecological importance.

Discusses through short essays and poems, ten endangered species that live in grasslands or deserts, including scientific information about each, reasons for its endangered status, and descriptions of efforts to protect it.

Looks at some of the facts and fictions about the creatures and plants that live in the desert, including the desert tortoise, gila monster, pinacate bettle, barrel cactus, and others.

Desert inhabitants describe the beauty of their home.

Describes the activities of one day, from dawn to dusk, in the life of a road runner living in the desert.

Describes how desert animals face the difficulties of staying clean in a dry and parched land.

Describes animal babies found in the desert, including young desert pocket mice, roadrunners, Gila monsters, and others.

Illustrations and text show how the living things are linked together in a food chain in the Sonoran Desert.

Jackrabbit brags to the other animals that he is so brave that he can do all kinds of things, including kiss a coyote.

Pictures and simple text depict desert animals and the tracks they leave in the sand as they rush to their homes.