Title I wonder why the Sahara is cold at night, and other questions about deserts / Jackie Gaff.

Publication Info.	New York : Kingfisher, [2012]
	©2012

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Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department	J577.54 GAF	Check Shelf
Simsbury Public Library - Children's Department	J 578.754 GAF	Check Shelf

Description	32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm.
Series	I wonder why series
	I wonder why series.
	I wonder why (New York, N.Y.)
Note	Includes index.
Audience	Ages 5-8.
Contents	What is a desert? -- Are all deserts hot? -- Are all deserts sandy? -- Where is the world's biggest desert? -- Why are deserts sandy? -- How high are the tallest sand dunes? -- Where can you find mushroom-shaped rocks? -- What is an oasis? -- When is there water in a wadi? -- How does sunlight trick desert travelers? -- How do plants survive in deserts? -- Why are cacti spiny? -- When does the desert burst into bloom? -- How long can a camel last without drinking? -- Which desert animals never drink? -- Can toads live in the desert? -- How do desert foxes keep their cool? -- Which animal has its own parasol? -- Why do desert animals love the dark? -- How do rattlesnakes kill their prey? -- Which desert lizards are poisonous? -- Why do scorpions have a stinger in their tail? -- How do people live in the desert? -- What do nomadic people find to eat? -- Who ate ants? -- Why do desert people build mud houses? -- Are there towns in the desert? -- What is a yurt? -- Where do people paint with sand? -- Why did Australian explorers import camels? -- Who made it across the Sahara in an microlight? -- Which desert explorer carried water in his boots? -- Where do cars race across the desert? -- Why are space rovers tested in the desert? -- Which is the world's toughest foot race? -- Is there treasure in the desert? -- What is black gold? -- How can deserts give us clean energy? -- Did grass ever grow in the Sahara Desert? -- What turns green fields into desert? -- Can deserts be changed into green fields? -- Index.
Summary	An introduction to the world of deserts.
Subject	Desert ecology -- Juvenile literature.
	Deserts -- Juvenile literature.
	Children's questions and answers.
	Children's questions and answers. (OCoLC)fst00856515
	Desert ecology. (OCoLC)fst00891153
	Deserts.
	Questions and answers.
Genre/Form	Literature. (OCoLC)fst01921716
Subject	Deserts. (OCoLC)fst00891230
Genre/Form	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
	FAQs -- Juvenile literature.
Added Title	Sahara is cold at night, and other questions about deserts
ISBN	9780753467961
	0753467968
	9780753435106
	0753435101
	0753467976 (paperback)
	9780753467978 (paperback)

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