Deserts

An introduction to the characteristics of deserts and the plants and animals that inhabit them.

Children's Literature

Chances are children think of dry, dune-filled landscapes at the word "desert." The not-always-sand-covered areas are habitats of spectacular extremes, however, whose varied life forms make them anything but bleak, barren biomes. Gail Gibbons' provides an introductory overview of deserts in general while her text and watercolors focus primarily on the topography and wildlife of American deserts.