Deserts
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基本信息·出版社：Kingfisher Books Ltd
·页码：48 页
·出版日期：2007年06月
·ISBN：0753411717
·条形码：9780753411711
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
·丛书名：Kingfisher Young Knowledge
内容简介 Introduces readers to the fascinating world of deserts, from he scorching Sahara to the icy Arctic. Learn about the fascinating animals that inhabit these vast expanses, and the people who live there - from Taureg nomads, to opal miners in Australia, to oil drillers in Bahrain. Ages 8+.
专业书评 From School Library Journal Grade 4-6?Two up-to-date series entries that describe regions of our natural world: why they exist, how they form, and the life that has adapted to them. Deserts points out the similarities and differences in hot and cold deserts, along with the wide variety of landscape features formed during the ages. Of current interest is the section explaining how deserts are still being created and how researchers are trying to slow the process in populated areas. Islands explains the various ways these land masses form in oceans, lakes, and rivers, and provides examples of artificial ones built by animals and humans. How natural forces constantly alter islands' size and shape is discussed. A wide variety of general material is presented in each book through a rather crowded format of text, full-color photographs, maps, and fact boxes. Each double-page spread has a "Geography Detective" section that reinforces the series name, but rather than being motivational these exercises are at times more reminiscent of end-of-chapter questions in textbooks. A "mapwork" section appears to be directed toward classroom settings. While these books do not present in-depth information, they offer solid introductions to geographical terms and regions.?Diane Nunn, Richard E. Byrd Elementary School, Glen Rock, NJ
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--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Card catalog description Describes the world's deserts and how they were formed and discusses what plants, animals, and people can survive in them.
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