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Desert / written by Miranda MacQuitty ; photographed by Alan Hills and Frank Greenaway.

MacQuitty, Miranda. (Author). Greenaway, Frank. (Added Author). Hills, Alan. (Added Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0789458624
  • ISBN: 9780789458629
  • ISBN: 0789458632
  • ISBN: 9780789458636
  • ISBN: 0789466007
  • ISBN: 9780789466006
  • Physical Description: 63 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Dorling Kindersley Pub., [2000]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Discover the harsh world of hot and cold deserts and the peoples, plants, and animals that live in them"--Cover.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
What is a desert made of? 8 -- Rocky deserts 10 -- Seas of sand 12 -- Water in the desert 14 -- After the rains 16 -- How plants survive in the desert 18 -- Insects 22 -- Reptiles 26 -- Birds 30 -- Mammals 32 -- Adapting to desert life 36 -- Ship of the desert 38 -- Camel regalia 40 -- Domesticated animals 42 -- Dwellings 44 -- Food and drink 46 -- Men's costume 48 -- Women's costume 52 -- Desert brides 54 -- Jewelry 56 -- Spinning and weaving 58 -- Arts and crafts 60 -- Exploring the desert 62.
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.7 1 17217.
Subject:
Deserts > Juvenile literature.
Ethnology > Juvenile literature.
Ethnology > Arid Regions > Juvenile literature.
Human beings > Effect of environment on > Juvenile literature.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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Madison Main Library J 910 MAC (Text) 30229150071123 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -