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What is Journey into The Desert about?

<p><P><b>Journey into the Desert</b> is an exciting voyage through the dramatically dry world of the Sonoran Desert in the Southwest of the United States. Filled with vibrant color photographs of desert life-including a lizard that squirts blood from its eyes, scorpions that glow in the dark, and a real-life monster with a venomous bite&#151;each page is a daring exploration of grand natural wonders and amazing animal feats of survival. John Brown provides young travelers with wide-ranging information, including&#58;<br>&middot; How to select equipment for the trip<br>&middot; Interesting animal adaptations, such as the ingenious water-storage techniques of the cactus and the clever hunting abilities of the vulture<br>&middot; Native American cliff dwellings, where people are thought to have lived for 1,000 years before suddenly disappearing<br>&middot; Environmental impact of pumping water into the desert or allowing housing developments in this delicate place An accessible introduction to a world of spectacular extremes, <b>Journey into the Desert</b> gives young people a deep sense of the desert and its many contrasts &#151; beauty and danger, ruggedness and fragility, hot and c

Author

Brown, John, 1972-

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195157772

Subjects

Science, Biology, Stem