Desert Animals

Desert Animals book cover — SAVING WILDLIFE Desert Animals So by Sonya Newland Smart Apple Media

Desert Animals — page 1 — What Is a Desert A desert is any large area that receives less than 10 inches 25 cm of rain a year Deserts cover around a quarter of our planet and they are growing bigger all the time Desert Landscapes Deserts can be sandy or rocky Often deserts are located between mountains and the water that flows from the mountaintops feeds a little moisture into these dry regions In some deserts the wind blows the sand into dunes hundreds of yards meters high In others the wind wears away the rock leaving huge pillars and arches Hot desert Bighorn sheep page 10 North America Cold desert Red kneed tarantula page 22 South America Life in the Desert Compared to other habitats deserts have very few animals and plants but some creatures have adapted amazingly well to the harsh environment Some people even live in deserts often in places called oases where there is a source of water Desert peoples include Australian Aboriginals the San Bushmen of the Kalahari in Southern Africa and the Bedouin of the Middle

Desert Animals

Desert Animals

Desert animals and the ways in which they adapt to the desert ecosystem. Introduces endangered species and conservation efforts.

About This Book

By: Sonya Newland

Illustrated by:

Published by: Smart Apple Media by Black Rabbit Books

9-12Age Range

7.4AR

30Pages

Wild ThingsSubject

1070LLexile

15-30 minsReading Time

ZGuided Reading

ZFountas & Pinnell

80DRA

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