Who Needs a Desert?: A Desert Ecosystem

by Karen Patkau

Book Overview

Karen Patkau takes readers on an amazing voyage of discovery to find out - How deserts are formed - Where deserts are found - How plants and animals adapt to the severe environment - What wildlife thrives there - Which plants bloom under the blazing sun - How desert plants and animals get energy and food - What happens in the rainy seasons - Why desert land becomes barren - Why we need deserts

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770493867
• ISBN13: 9781770493865
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.2" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5