The desert world -- The sun-baked four -- Sunbathers : desert wildlife -- Hot and thirsty -- Hot days, cool nights -- Plant tricks -- The porcupine plants -- Desert plains and washes -- Desert slowpoke -- Toads with shovels -- Night traffic -- Sand dune country -- Sand travel -- Creepy crawlies of the night -- Clown of the desert -- Bajadas : the rocky slopes -- Cactus champs -- Gila monster -- The cactus pig -- Desert mountains -- Ringtails and coatis -- Cliff dwellers -- Sonoran Desert websites.
Summary
Introduces the Sonoran Desert, discussing its desert ecology and describing some of the most common plants and animals that are found there.