An introduction to the animals of the desert and how they live, including the camel, jumping jerboa, and bearded lizard.

A hardworking cowboy who wears his clothes to bed sleeps so soundly he isn't aware how, during each night, he is losing an item of clothing.

Describes various dinosaurs that live in the deserts, how they survived millions of years ago, and what they have in common with today's desert animals.

Mr. Bunsen shows his class how to make a desert environment to house the new class animals.

Examines the variety of life found in the desert, including the Greek tortoise, desert scorpion, and jewel wasp.

Because Rattlesnake has taken over the road and will not let any of the people or animals in the village use it, Desert Woman enlists the aid of the other animals to create a strange new creature with the necessary tools to overcome Rattlesnake.

"Imagine over three million square miles of sand dunes that are as tall as a ten-story building. That place is real -- it's the Sahara Desert! Vast, yes! And home to fascinating creatures such as ostriches and fennec foxes as well as amazing plant life. Readers will also learn about the famous trade routes of the past with caravans of up to 10,000 camels, European explorers to the region (some very unlucky ones), and native populations like the Imazighen"--...

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 remote cameras, Dr. M. Sanjayan (EARTH: A New Wild) leads...

The rhyming text follows a lone tumbleweed in its journey across a desert teeming with life.