The Night Flower
By Lara Hawthorne
As the summer sets over the desert, creatures gather for a very special event. The saguaro cactus is about to bloom. Join pollinating fruit bats, howling mice, and other animals on their journey to visit the flower in this beautiful nature-inspired story.
Hoot and Howl Across the Desert: Life in the World's Driest Deserts
By Vassiliki Tzomaka
Discover the remarkable plants and animals that live in the world's driest climates -- both hot and cold! With beautifully illustrated landscapes, this book proves just how much life exists in the world's deserts. Travel around the globe and encounter hundreds of rare and little-known plants and animals that thrive in dry environments.
Who Needs a Desert?: A Desert Ecosystem
By Karen Patkau
Describes creatures as well as ecological features and includes fact-filled notes, a useful glossary, and comprehensive mappages.
Joshua Tree National Park
By Jodie Shepherd
Young readers will love exploring Joshua Tree National Park where the oldest rocks are about 1.7 billion years old! They'll also enjoy discovering the park's plants, animals, and other landforms -- all in the pages of this fun and fascinating book.
I've Got Eyes!: Exceptional Eyes of the Animal World
By Julie Murphy
Animals in varied habitats describe unique features of their eyes and how they are adapted for the jungle, the deep ocean, the desert, and even the dark. From bulging eyes to hiding eyes, handlebar eyes to double-decker eyes, young readers will learn about the diversity of the animal world in this nonfiction picture book.
Dig, Wait, Listen: A Desert Toad's Tale
By April Pulley Sayre
Illustrated by Barbara Bash
A spadefoot toad waits under the sand for the rain, hears the sounds of other desert animals, and eventually mates and spawns other toads.
Over on a Desert: Somewhere in the World
By Marianne Collins Berkes
A counting book in rhyme that presents various animals and their offspring that dwell in desert environments around the world, from a mother camel and "her little calf one" to a father fennec fox and "his little kits ten."
Coyote Raid in Cactus Canyon
By Jim Arnosky
Four young coyotes harass the animals in a desert canyon until they run into a rattlesnake.
Survival at 120 Above
By Debbie S. Miller
Illustrated by Jon Van Zyle
Introduces the variety of animals who call the Australian Simpson Desert home and shows how they have adapted to survive extreme temperatures.
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