Catalog Search Results
1) Desert
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Looks at several life forms that live in three different desert environments, including mammals, insects, and other invertebrates, focusing on their life cycles and their place in the food chain.
2) Desert
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Introduces the plants, animals, and peoples that live in deserts and describes what kind of adaptations they have have developed to live in such a spare environment.
3) Desert life
Publisher
Western New York Broadcasting Assocation
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Brings great books to life onscreen through rich illustrations and live shows.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group's PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces some of the animals that live in American deserts, including such creatures as the western diamondback, jackrabbits, desert coyote, giant desert hairy scorpion, and turkey vulture.
8) Desert song
Author
Publisher
Sierra Club Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As the heat of the desert day fades into night, various nocturnal animals, including bats, coyotes, and snakes, venture out to find food.
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the desert biome, the important role it plays on Earth, and the climate, geology, geography, and wildlife that define it. Bright, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about deserts. Infographics aid understanding, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about desert biomes using our safe search...
11) Desert town
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An overview of daily life in a small town in the middle of the hot, dry desert. For grades 3-6.
12) A desert habitat
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
13) Desert opposites
Author
Publisher
Rising Moon
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Desert animals illustrate opposites such as big/small and fast/slow.
Publisher
ABDO
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rob and Lillian's families have vacationed together for years. This year they are on an ATV tour in the desert. When they find an abandoned mine they decide to ride in and explore. But then a cave in blocks the way out, leaving them trapped. Can they survive? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
18) Desert dog
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[1956]
Language
English
Description
After his master dies, a champion greyhound chooses the freedom of the desert where his ready intellect is continually challenged in the battle against thirst, hunger, and natural enemies.
19) Desert dancer
Author
Series
Phantom stallion volume V. 7
Publisher
Avon Books/HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
The Phantom's lead mare is missing and when Sam finds the mare in government custody she is desperate to set her free. But the mare is badly injured and could put the herd at risk. How far should Sam go to help the horses she loves?
20) Deserts
Author
Series
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the plants and animals that live and survive in the harsh environment of the North American deserts and explains how humans can preserve desert habitats.
