Get the lay of the land with this new pre-reader all about the hot, sandy places around the world that are known as deserts.
Visit the desert. What do you see? Young readers will learn all about deserts around the world and the animals that call it home in this fun Pre-reader. Through text features such as the vocabulary tree and the wrap-up activity, kids will be introduced to new words and concepts, helping them expand their understanding of the world.
An introduction to deserts, how animals survive in these harsh climates, and that deserts don't have to be hot.
This book is pretty short, but it introduces deserts in the Americas, Africa, and Asia. It talks about both hot and cold climates, and gives examples of how living things can survive in deserts with a variety of animals and one plant (saguaro cactus). The photos are fantastic, and this is a sufficient intro to deserts for young children.