Messner, 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
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.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
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 574.9791 WRISummary: How did the Earth transform from a hot ball of molten rock and metal into the planet that we call home? How did our continents and oceans grow? Where did our great mountain ranges come from? The geological processes that have shaped our world have also influenced the way humans have populated the planet. From the Great Lakes to Iceland, the San Andreas Fault to Krakatoa, this series reveals the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Arts and Entertainment Network 2009
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV HOWGagne, Tammy
Summary: An introduction to desert ecology, discussing what lives in a desert, what a desert ecosystem is, and more.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wonder Books, an imprint of The Child's World 2023
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Anthony, 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
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.54 ANTYolen, Jane.
Summary: Presents the natural life and habitat of the Sonoran Desert.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam's Sons 1996
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 508.315 YolenSummary: Bill Nye travels to Arizona's stunning Sonoran Desert to explore this unique ecosystem and demonstrate the special ways its native plants and animals flourish.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Educational Productions 2009
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV BILCastro, Rachel
Summary: Provides information on some amazing desert landscapes around the world.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.41 CASCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 551.41 CASDoeden, Matt
Summary: "Could you survive being lost in the desert? Imagine being attacked by a rattlesnake in North America's Sonoran Desert, wild dogs in Africa's Kalahari Desert, or a redback spider in the Australian Outback. How far would you be willing to go to save your own life? Would it work? Flip through these pages to find out!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC DOECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC DOEAllgor, 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
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.68 ALLSummary: Completing the Planet Earth trilogy, Planet Earth III explores the greatest habitats on our planet and the extraordinary animals that live in them. Filled with wonder and insight, Planet Earth III celebrates places and animals beyond our imagination. From the depths of the ocean to the most remote jungle, discover the planet's last great wild places and the astonishing strategies animals have...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Goldberg, Lee
Summary: "There's a saying in Barstow, California, a decaying city in the scorching Mojave desert... The Interstate here only goes in one direction: Away. But it's the only place where ex-LAPD detective Beth McDade, after a staggering fall from grace, could get another badge--and a shot at redemption. Over a century ago, and just a few miles further into the bleak landscape, a desperate stranger ended...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Severn House 2023
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC GOLCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC GOLSummary: This 2016 follow-up to the 2006 documentary mini-series "Planet Earth" examines the natural features and wildlife found in various parts of the world, each of the six episodes corresponding to a different category of natural or man-made terrain (e.g., island, mountain, jungle, urban area, etc.).
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD PLACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Doc Pl IICopies Available at Woodmere
3 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PLASummary: From the Serengeti Desert to the Kalahari Plain, experience the amazing ways that animals like cheetahs, crocodiles, rhinos and elephants survive. It's the wild spirit of African animals captured by the world's finest filmmakers - plus exciting music videos too. Narrated by Dudley Moore. Intended for children ages 4-10. Bushbabies (Galago) are shown capturing a moth for food, eating tree gum,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2004
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV REAGeorge, Jean Craighead
Summary: Explains how the animal and human inhabitants of the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, including a mountain lion, a roadrunner, a coyote, a tortoise, and members of the Papago Indian tribe, adapt to and survive the desert's merciless heat.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: TROPY 0000
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED GEOGray, Susan Heinrichs
Summary: "Desert examines the characteristics of the habitat and the creatures who inhabit it in a simple way that helps children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a glossary and index. ATOS below 2"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing Group 2023
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Eco GrayHunter, Nick.
Contents: Sand and rock -- Where to start -- Who's going with you? -- Discovering the deserts -- Seeing the sights -- Interview with a desert expert -- The living desert -- Interview with a conservationist -- Human-made wonders -- Are the deserts changing? -- World map -- Timeline -- Fact file -- Glossary.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Weglinski, Michaela
Summary: "Find out what a desert is and what kinds of plants and animals call the desert home"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Kids 2020
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN WEGBaylor, Byrd.
Summary: Simple text and illustrations describe the characteristics of the desert and its plant, animal, and human life.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1975
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.MacCarald, Clara
Summary: Bringing Back Our Deserts explains why deserts are at risk and how people are combating invasive species, restoring damaged areas, and preserving deserts for future generations. This title also explores the science behind nitrogen pollution and the life in desert soil. Features include a cause-and-effect flow chart, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library 2018
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J755.54 CSSBanting, Erinn.
Summary: Learn about the plants and animals that have adapted to survive in the hottest (sometimes coldest) and driest environments on earth.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: AV2 by Weigl 2012
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Teagan, Erin
Summary: "In her third story, Luciana and her family are headed to Chile for winter break. Luci can't wait to see her cousins - but the reunion doesn't go as planned, and Luci feels like an outsider in her own family. Just then she receives a surprise invite from Claire Jacobs, her frenemy from astronaut training camp, to join her at the Mars habitat in the desert and watch NASA scientists at work. It's...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Summary: 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