Banting, Erinn.

Deserts / Erinn Banting. - New York, NY : Weigl Publishers, c2006. - 32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm. - Biomes . - Biomes (Weigl Publishers) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.

Desert locations -- Where in the world? -- Hot and cold climates -- Types of deserts -- Desert features -- Technology in the desert -- Life in the desert -- Desert plants -- Birds and mammals -- Invertebrates, amphibians, and reptiles -- The desert in danger -- Working in the desert -- Eco-callenge -- Build a solar still.

ISBN: 1590363442 (hard cover : alk. paper) 1590363507 (soft cover : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2005004390

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Desert ecology.

LC Class. No.: QH541.5.D4 / B366 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 577.54