Deserts
By: Steve Parker
Series: Planet Earth; Planet earth
Publisher: QED
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781848350588; 9781845389536
Subjects: Desert ecology; Juvenile literature; Deserts
Description: Covers all aspects of deserts, including climate, amimals, people, key geographical features and environmental threats.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The driest lands; title: Where are deserts?; title: How deserts are formed?; title: Types of deserts; title: Desert winds and storms; title: Desert plants; title: Flowers in the desert; title: Animals of the desert; title: Moving in the desert; title: The desert at night; title: Deadly desert killers; title: Desert oasis; title: Tomorrow's desert; title: Glossary.