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1) Deserts
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the desert ecology, discusses how some are formed, and explains how people, animals, and plants survive there
3) Deserts
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to deserts and how life survives in them
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn about the geography and resources of the desert biome as well as how animals and people have adapted to and impacted desert environments. Explore this biome's future and what people can do to help keep it safe
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A book about the literal and figurative end of time and what that means for us as conscious beings, Desert Notebooks looks at how both the unprecedented pace of destruction to our environment and our increasingly unstable global socio-political institutions have led to an existential crisis orders of magnitude greater than any humankind has confronted before. As inhabitants of the Anthropocene what might some of our own histories tell us about how...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Life in the desert is challenging. Lack of water and extreme temperatures make it hard to survive. Despite this, people have survived and thrived in the desert for thousands of years. This book describes deserts around the world and explores how people have adapted to life in this harsh terrain, from irrigation techniques to the special clothing they wear. The book will also look at the future of deserts and how climate change is affecting desert...
8) Desert biome
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Readers will learn about the four major types of desert biomes. Clear, easy-to-read text explains the climate and what kind of plants and animals call the desert home. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning."-- Publisher's website
9) Desert
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2010, c1994
Language
English
Description
A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the geographical history of deserts, their animal life and their importance for human culture
11) Desert biomes
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This beautiful book gives readers core information about subtropical, polar, coastal, and rain shadow desert biomes. Find out where each kind is found, how animals and plants have adapted to lack of rain, who lives in these deserts, and how humans impact life there."--
12) In the desert
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus Learning, an imprint of Amicus
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"A search-and-find book about deserts reinforces new vocabulary to build reading success while close-up images of plants and animals captivate young audiences. A great early STEM book to inspire learning about biomes for kindergartners and first graders"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Destination Desert: Biome Explorers, kid scientists make the trek to four different types of deserts around the world-a hot and dry desert, a semi-arid desert, a coastal desert, and a cold desert-to discover the adaptations plants and animals have made to survive in these dry places! A hands-on activity provides deep foundational learning in this nonfiction picture book
18) In the desert
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"Find out what a desert is and what kinds of plants and animals call the desert home"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Tour 6 North American deserts in 24 hours from day break in the Mojave Desert through midnight in the Great Basin while learning about why these deserts are in danger and how to save them"--
"Tour 6 North American deserts in 24 hours from day break in the Mojave Desert through midnight in the Great Basin. This meticulously illustrated picture book takes readers on a cross-continental tour in 24 hours, visiting 6 different deserts at different hours...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
A BBC 11-part nature series. 40 camera teams were shooting at over 200 different locations all over the world for more than 5 years to get the pictures seen in the series. Each segment is followed by a sequence investigating the techniques and challenges of wildlife photography within that segment
FROM POLE TO POLE: This introduction to the BBC television series looks at the planet as a whole and considers the key factors that have shaped its natural...
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