Wright-Frierson, Virginia.
Summary: The author/artist describes many of the animals and plants and their surroundings that she has sketched in the Sonoran Desert.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 574.9791 WRIAllgor, Marie.
Summary: Discusses the desert biome and the many endangered species that live there, including slender-horned gazelle, Egyptian vulture, and desert tortoise.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.68 ALLFranchino, Vicky
Summary: "Explore the Sahara Desert and learn all about what it's like to live in this biome, from what kinds of plants and animals are found there to what kinds of weather it receives"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577 FRAAnthony, William
Summary: This book looks at many different animals that live in the desert, and provides facts about their place in the desert ecosystem. Topics include relationships between predators and prey, and other basic science curriculum subjects.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kid Haven Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.54 ANTHodge, Deborah.
Summary: Introduces animals that are built for living in the extreme heat of the desert, including the fennec fox, elf owl, sand cat, and Bactrian camel.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.754 HODWood, John
Summary: The desert is home to many different animal species. These animals make their habitats in this dry climate, which can sometimes be difficult to survive in because of the hot temperatures and scarce food sources. Fun facts about desert animals are presented through age-appropriate text, which covers common science curriculum topics such as animal adaptations and biomes. Vibrant, full-color...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing, an imprint of Greenhaven Publishing, LLC 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.754 WOOLazaroff, David Wentworth
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 578.754 LAZArnosky, Jim.
Summary: Four young coyotes harrass the animals in a desert canyon until they run into a rattlesnake.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Animals ArnoskyMora, Pat.
Summary: In this poem in English and Spanish, lizards, armadillos, and other creatures of the night make merry beneath the desert moon, enjoying the strains of a mariachi band and gobbling lots of delicious food.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Piñata Books 1998
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 468 MOR SPANISHSohn, Emily
Summary: "Astro the Alien and his friends Ben and Eva visit and learn about desert animals, including lizards, birds, and spiders. Includes reading activities and a word list"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Holiday special: on the last day of school before the winter holidays, the kids take a trip to a recycling plant. All dried up: Phoebe learns how the animals and plants of the desert take care of themselves. In the rainforest: the kids visit a rainforest on Earth day.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2010
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: DVD Holiday MCopies Available at Woodmere
3 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV MAGCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MAG RATED GBullard, Lisa.
Summary: Provides an introduction to the concepts of wet and dry, comparing some animals that get wet with some animals that stay dry.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Preschool Bullard 2006Greenburg, J. C. (Judith C.)
Summary: While in the Australian desert, ant-sized Andrew, his cousin Judy, and Thudd the robot are carried away by a dust-devil and face many dangerous creatures, from a flock of wild parakeets to a Perenti lizard, as they try to make their way back to Uncle Al.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Paul, Ann Whitford.
Summary: Iguana, Conejo, Tortuga, and Culebra are excited about having a spring party, but only Iguana is willing to do any of the work. Includes a glossary of Spanish words used.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PAUSummary: Waterholes are vital to the African ecosystem; bustling oases where elephants, lions, leopards and hundreds of other species meet and compete for water. But little is known about how they support so much life. Now the Mwiba Wildlife Reserve and local communities in Tanzania are building the world's first waterhole with a built-in specialized camera rig. With half-submerged and weather-proofed...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LIFOwen, Ruth
Summary: "The dry, dry desert has some fascinating animals--camels, foxes, scorpions, and more! In this detailed book, young crafters will learn how to use the art of origami, or paper folding, to create paper versions of some of these intriguing desert creatures. Projects are accompanied by fascinating facts about the animal in question. Clear illustrations show each step, with manageable instructions,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Craft OwenBeifuss, John
Summary: Curious about the true nature of the moon, Armadillo Ray asks different animals for their opinion.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BEISayre, April Pulley.
Summary: A spadefoot toad waits under the sand for the rain, hears the sounds of other desert animals, and eventually mates and spawns other toads.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC SAYStevens, Janet.
Summary: A jackrabbit who wishes to be feared asks his fairy godrabbit for horns and becomes the first jackalope, but there's one condition: he must not tell lies.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC STECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC StevensCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STEMacgregor, Eloise
Summary: "In this book, readers learn about the life and habits of roadrunners"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company, Inc. 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598 MACPerish, Patrick
Summary: Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to collared lizards. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Johnson, F. B.
Summary: "One summer day in 1987, middle-aged desert tour guide Johnson went on his daily walk into the Mojave. Finding a small bobcat kitten, injured, orphaned, and desperately in need of help, he took it home for the night. For the next nineteen years Trooper became a part of the Johnson family and their community"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2018
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 599 JOHMessner, Kate
Summary: "Over the canyon, the sun scalds the air, and bakes the desert mud to stone. But under the shade of the canyon hides another world, where bighorn sheep bound from rock to rock on the hillside, roadrunners make their nests in sturdy cacti, and banded geckos tuck themselves into the shelter of the sand. This book takes readers on a journey through the wonders concealed in the curves of the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Harmon, Miranda
Summary: "It's time to go to the market! Mama Cat is selling her most delicious desserts, from bright rainbow cookies to shimmering sunshine muffins. Can cute kitten siblings Nutmeg, Cinnamon, and Ginger find the perfect present to treat their Mama? Maybe a colorful shell, a shimmering sweater, or an enchanted packet of seeds? Time to explore a colorful, crowded, and dazzling fantasy market"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024