Synopsis Examines the variety of life found in the desert, including the Greek tortoise, desert scorpion, and jewel wasp.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-04-01 | | Series: | Look Closer Series | | Illustrator: | Frank Greenaway |
| Size | | Length: | 29 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 7.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.2 in | | Weight: | 4.0 oz |
Publisher's Note Desert Life Look Closer These stunning photographic information books picture nature in extraordinary close-up and with an intimacy unrivaled by other wildlife books Each title features magnificently detailed, larger-than-life photographs on each spread will enthrall any child who has ever wondered how a butterfly wing looks to another butterfly or how a spider sees its own web Text and annotations give a real sense of where each plant or creature lives, how it eats, breeds, survives, and adapts to its particular habitat Color artworks show the scale of the animal or plant; a glossary defines the meanings of unfamiliar words.
Even the tiniest animals and plants living in a specific natural habitat grow larger than life through magnificent, specially commissioned photographs, accompanied by clear text and fascinating labels.
| See an error? Submit a change request |