TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 The Driest Place on Earth 4 CHAPTER 2 The Desert Food Chain 10 CHAPTER 3 Food Chain Close-ups 16 ACTIVITIES TOOLS Try This Glossary Index 24 To Learn More 22 23 24
CHAPTER 1 THE DRIEST PLACE ON EARTH The desert is the driest biome on Earth It gets less than 10 inches 25 centimeters of rain each year 4 CHAPTER 1
Some desert soils are rocky Others have a lot of sand During the day most deserts are hot At night they are cold 5 CHAPTER 1
