CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE A Harsh Place to Live 4 CHAPTER TWO Climate and Weather 10 CHAPTER THREE Desert Plants 14 CHAPTER FOUR Desert Animals 22 CHAPTER FIVE People and Deserts 28 CHAPTER SIX The Future of Deserts 36 Well-Known Deserts 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
5 CHAPTER ONE The desert pygmy mouse lives in Africa’s Kalahari Desert Sand stretched out for miles in every direction All afternoon the sun baked the ground No plants or animals could be seen It did not seem as though any living thing could survive in this hot dry sandy environment Suddenly a tiny desert mouse appeared from beneath the sand It had been burrowing underground to keep cool A line of ants marching A HARSH PLACE TO LIVE
