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Red planet : life in our deserts and hot spots / by Moira Butterfield ; illustrated by Jonathan Woodward.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Butterfield, Moira, Colors of the world ; Publisher: Wilton, CT : 360 Degrees, an imprint of Tiger Tales, 2021Copyright date: ©2020Description: 32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still images
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781944530952
  • 1944530959
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "The world has many hot spots and deserts, which are home to a variety of insects, mammals, birds, plants, and more. This engaging book introduces children to the wildlife that lives in some of the most scorching environments in the world" -- Back cover.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 577.54 B988 Available 33111010676506
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 577.54 B988 Available 33111010575146
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Meet some of the most hardy and adaptable animals on the planet that live in the world's hottest regions. Includes facts about volcanoes, deserts, hot springs, and underwater volcanoes, an animal and plant index, and ways to help fight climate change.

This engaging book introduces children to some of the most resilient and adaptable animals that live in the hottest places around the world--in deserts, near volcanoes, close to hot springs, and even near underwater volcanoes and geysers. It also presents information about homes that are specially designed for people to live in these hot spots; offers useful tips for cutting down on pollution to help fight global warming; and features an animal and plant index.

Subtitle from cover.

Includes index.

Originally published in Great Britain in 2020.

"The world has many hot spots and deserts, which are home to a variety of insects, mammals, birds, plants, and more. This engaging book introduces children to the wildlife that lives in some of the most scorching environments in the world" -- Back cover.

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