desert animals

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.

Introduces readers to animals who live in the desert, including the sand goanna and the red kangaroo, and describes ways they have adapted to survive in a harsh, hot climate.

Because he doesn't listen carefully to what the Great Spirit tells him about each of the animals he is supposed to lead to their desert homes, Jackrabbit causes much unhappiness with his careless answers to the animals' questions.

A special field trip on the magic school bus allows Ms. Frizzle's class to see how animals and plants adapt in the desert.

Describes the various animals that live in and around the giant Saguaro cactus in the Sonoran Desert.

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.