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Desert

Star, Fleur, 1974- (Author).

An introduction to deserts, where they are found, the desert climate, and how people, animals and plants cope with the daily challenge to find water.

Book - 2007

J 577.54 Sta

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Deserts > Juvenile literature.
Desert ecology > Juvenile literature.

ISBN: 075662908X
ISBN: 9780756629083
Physical Description 46 pages : color illustrations, color map.
Publisher New York : DK Pub., 2007.

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General Note:	Includes index.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	LSC 12.99

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Desert

Section	Section Description	Page Number
	What is a desert?	p. 4
	Where in the world?	p. 6
	Stacks of sand	p. 8
	Dust storm!	p. 10
	Water of life	p. 12
	The Sahara	p. 14
	Staying alive	p. 16
	Night hunters	p. 18
	Poison!	p. 20
	Camels up close	p. 22
	Down under	p. 24
	Cactus country	p. 26
	The desert in bloom	p. 28
	Who lives there?	p. 30
	Desert daily life	p. 32
	Food and drink	p. 34
	Twice as tough	p. 36
	Living in the Gobi	p. 38
	It's cool to be coastal	p. 40
	Is it a desert?	p. 42
	The growing desert	p. 44
	Glossary	p. 46
	Index and acknowledgments	p. 48