Dry in the desert
Subtitle: can science save your life?
By: Gerry Bailey
Contributors: Law, Felicia, author; Noyes, Leighton, illustrator
Series: Science to the rescue
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company; Crabtree Pub Co
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780778704294; 9780778704355; 9781427175472; 9781427175410
Subjects: Desert survival; Juvenile literature; Survival; Deserts; Research; Environmental conditions
Description: "Will Joe be able to survive in the hot, scorching desert? In this exciting survival story, readers journey along with Joe as he searches for water and runs into a desert tribe."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Ages 8-11.

Grades 4 to 6.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to Joe's story; title: What is a desert?; title: Dusty winds; title: What is a dune?; title: Mirages; title: Portable homes; title: Modern nomads; title: What animals live there?; title: What is an oasis?; title: Aquifers; title: Plants of the desert; title: Garama; title: Expanding deserts; title: Who lives there?.