Deserts
Davies, Nicola, 1958-2012
Book
Main title:
Deserts / Nicola Davies.
Author:
Davies, Nicola, 1958-, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Kingfisher, 2012.
Collation:
56 p. : col. ill., col map ; 26 cm.
Series:
Discover science
Notes:
Originally published: 2005.Includes index.Includes bibliographical references (p. 55)
Contents:
What is a desert? -- Looking different -- Wild weather -- Whistling wind -- Desert rain -- Prickly plants -- Desert fliers -- Little creatures -- Mighty mammals -- Pools of water -- Desert dwellers -- Growing deserts -- Making deserts green -- Cities in the desert -- Using the desert -- Lots of fun! -- History in the desert -- Ice and water -- Project: crazy camels -- Projects: 3-D cactus -- Project: palm trees -- Project: Aboriginal spinning top.
ISBN:
0753434229 (pbk)9780753434222 (pbk)
Dewey class:
551.415
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
251308