num_pages: 44
description: Under the desert's cracked and barren skin spadefoot toads are waiting for rain. In the endless black of the deepest caves blind fish find their way. Even in the frozen hearts of glaciers ice worms by the billion flourish. In this fascinating look at fourteen animals who defy the odds by thriving in Earth's most dangerous places renowned poet Marilyn Singer and celebrated artist Ed Young show that of all the miracles of life it is life's persistence that astounds the most.
language: English
title: A Strange Place to Call Home: The World's Most Dangerous Habitats  the Animals That Call Them Home
publisher: Chronicle Books