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03068aam a2200445Ii 4500 001 7F5D3734387D11EC850BB56740ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211029010013 008 190424s2020 enka j 001 0 eng 020 $a 0500651981 020 $a 9780500651988 035 $a (OCoLC)1147763456 040 $a AU@ $b eng $e rda $c AU@ $d OCLCO $d BDX $d OCLCF $d BRG $d IFK $d CLE $d IH5 $d SILO 041 0 $a eng 050 4 $a QL116 $b .T96 2020 082 04 $a 591.754 $2 23 100 1 $a Tzomaka, Vassiliki, $e author. 245 10 $a Hoot and howl across the desert : $b life in the world's driest deserts / $c Vassiliki Tzomaka. 264 1 $a London : $b Thames & Hudson, $c 2020. 300 $a 53 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 31 cm 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a What is a desert? -- Roots and rain -- Antarctica -- The Arctic -- The Great Basin -- The Sonoran Desert -- Anna's hummingbird -- The Chihuahuan & Mojave Deserts -- Noctural animals -- The Atacama Desert -- The Patagonian Desert -- Escaping predators -- The Namib Desert -- The Kalahari Desert -- Acacia trees -- The Sahara -- A desert oasis -- The Arabian Desert -- Sand dunes -- Desert lizards -- The Thar Desert -- Wild Bactrian camel -- The Gobi Desert -- The Australian deserts -- Venomous animals -- Dessert snakes -- Desert folk art. 520 $a Discover the remarkable plants and animals that live in the world's driest climates--both hot and cold! With beautifully illustrated landscapes, this book proves just how much life exists in the world's deserts. Travel around the globe and encounter hundreds of rare and little-known plants and animals that thrive in dry environments. Learn about nocturnal species who occupy the deserts, common survival tactics, lethal creatures to watch for, and how the desert food chain functions. Hoot and Howl Across the Desert is an engaging investigation of some of the most extreme environments on Earth, from California's Mojave Desert to the Arctic and from the Sahara to the Australian outback. With graphic illustrations that draw stylistically on folk art local to each desert, Vassiliki Tzomaka provides a level of detail that will satisfy even the most curious reader. 650 0 $a Desert animals $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Desert animals $x Behavior $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Desert ecology $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Deserts $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Animals $z Arctic regions $v Juvenile literature. 650 7 $a Animals. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00809468 650 7 $a Desert animals. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00891140 650 7 $a Desert animals $x Behavior. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00891142 650 7 $a Desert ecology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00891153 650 7 $a Deserts. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00891230 651 7 $a Arctic Regions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01240227 655 7 $a Juvenile works. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411637 941 $a 2 952 $l BJPD251 $d 20211215021616.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20211029010409.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7F5D3734387D11EC850BB56740ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b LJWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search