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America's Deserts

America's Deserts:
Guide to Plants & Animals

ISBN 1555912680
(ISBN 13: 9781555912680)
Fulcrum Publishing 1996

Written and Illustrated by Marianne D. Wallace
48 pages, 9" x 9" x "0.2

Explore a fascinating ecosystem with this detailed guide to the plants and animals of the desert. Enjoy as an armchair traveler or use the colorful illustrations to identify animals and plants such as the chuckwalla and brittlebush.
~Fulcrum Publishing

Reviews

"An attractive, well-organized guide for readers who can explore a desert first hand, as well as for report writers."
School Library Journal

"Books for children do not get much better than this..."
TAXON

"A look at all four desert areas of North America awaits the reader of this attractive science book. Lists of hard-to-find plants and critters, descriptions, and maps accompany the double-page spreads illustrating the particular desert. The pictures are lovely and everything is well labeled."
American Bookseller, March 1996 "Pick of the Lists"

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