desert animals

Describes the habits of eighteen animals that live in warm arid places.

Describes a variety of desert animals, including the cactus wren, kangaroo rat, and scorpion.

Contains an introduction to the animals, birds, bugs, and people who live in desert climates, presented in simple text with illustrations.

A counting book in rhyme presents various desert animals and their children, from a mother horned toad and her little toadie one to a mom tarantula and her little spiders ten. Numerals are hidden in each illustration.

Illustrations and text describe some of the animals the author encountered in the deserts of the American Southwest.

Describes how mammals living in the desert find water and adapt to the harsh environment.

Describes how birds living in the desert adapt to the harsh environment.

Describes how reptiles living in the desert adapt to the harsh environment.

Describes the behavior and daily lives of various desert animals, including the jack rabbit, cactus wren, and rattlesnake.

Describes the behavior of desert animals that are active at night, including bats, owls, foxes, and toads.