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2) Deserts
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An introduction to the characteristics of deserts and the plants and animals that inhabit them.
5) Desert trip
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Relates the experiences of a young girl and her mother as they backpack in the desert where the child learns about the plants, animals, birds, and rock formations.
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Ecologist, feminist, and mystic before these terms became popular, Mary Austin knew the desert as few human beings have known it. The Land of Little Rain, her first book, is an acknowledged classic of Southwestern literature. It describes the plant, animal, and human life of the border region of Southern California and Arizona, land of the yucca, the coyote, and the buzzard, inhabited by miners, vaqueros, and Shoshone and Paiute Indians.--From publisher...
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"A filmmaker and a photographer document their travels as they attempt to cross all of the world's deserts on a motorbike in 900 days. Experience the beauty of the Arabian, Asian, Australian, American and African deserts as their adventures reveal the landscapes and cultures of these unique environments. From the gypsum dune fields of White Sands in New Mexico to the famed Deshnok Temple in India to the harrowing Skeleton Coast of Namibia, their journeys...
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"[A] deeply felt essay collection focusing upon a vivid series of desert icons--a sheet of virga over Monument Valley, white seashells in a dry desert sand, boulders impossibly balanced. Writer and adventurer Craig Childs delves into the primacy of our starkest landscapes and the profound nature of the more-than-human" --Back cover.
14) Deserts
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"Simple text and supportive images introduce beginning readers to the physical characteristics and geographic locations of deserts"--Provided by publisher.
20) Deserts
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Describes some of the main deserts around the world, how deserts are formed, and some of the plants and animals found in these dry areas.
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